TY - BOOK AU - Dawes, Kwame Senu Neville, TI - Natural mysticism: towards a new reggae aesthetic in Caribbean writing SN - 1900715228 AV - PR9205.O5 D39 1999 U1 - 810.9/9729 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Leeds, England PB - Peepal Tree Press KW - Caribbean literature (English) KW - History and criticism KW - West Indian literature (English) KW - Reggae music KW - Aesthetics, Modern KW - 20th century KW - Mysticism in literature KW - Literatur KW - gnd KW - Reggae KW - fast KW - swd KW - Anglophone Karibik KW - Poetry KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index; Beautiful reggae : an existential approach -- Reading, writing and reggae -- The raggae aesthetic and literary forms -- The reggae aesthetic : an epistemology of the subject -- The reggae lyric : a literary model -- 'Stir it up' : the erotic in reggae -- Don Drummond : forerunner -- Burning Spear : reggae prophet -- 'Jah music' : Marley and some reggae poets -- Lee 'Scratch' Perry : madman/prophet/artist; Also issued online N2 - Dawes takes an in-depth look at reggae as an artistic form, exploring how reggae is both uniquely Jamaican and a music of world wide appeal. His writing communicates his infectious enthusiasm for his subject UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1214/98131499-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1214/98131499-d.html ER -