An introduction to West Indian poetry / Laurence A. Breiner.

By:

Breiner, Laurence A

Series: Online access with purchase: Cambridge Books OnlinePublication details: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.Description: xxi, 261 pages : maps ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521583314
9780521583312
0521587123
9780521587129
9780511612039
0511612036

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

DDC classification:

821 21

LOC classification:

PR9212 .B65 1998

NLM classification:

PR 9212

Other classification:

18.07

Online resources:

Contents:

Map of the Caribbean -- Preface -- Chronology for Anglophone Caribbean poetry -- West Indian poetry and its audience -- The Caribbean neighbourhood -- Overview of West Indian literary histories -- The relation to 'Europe' -- The relation to 'Africa' -- The relation to 'America' -- Guide to further reading.

Summary: This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to poetry in English written in the Caribbean. It offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African, and American literature. Close readings of individual poems give detailed analysis of social and cultural issues at work in the writing. Laurence Breiner's exposition speaks powerfully about the defining forces in Caribbean culture from colonialism to resistance and decolonization. This book will be invaluable on courses in literature, history, Caribbean studies, cultural studies, and post-colonialism.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-255) and index.

This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to poetry in English written in the Caribbean. It offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African, and American literature. Close readings of individual poems give detailed analysis of social and cultural issues at work in the writing. Laurence Breiner's exposition speaks powerfully about the defining forces in Caribbean culture from colonialism to resistance and decolonization. This book will be invaluable on courses in literature, history, Caribbean studies, cultural studies, and post-colonialism.

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