Caribbean Poetics: Towards an Aesthetic of West Indian Literature

by Silvio Torres-Saillant

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Studying the literature written in the West Indies as a regionally unified corpus with its own identity, this analysis examines the recurring thematic motifs and formal devices that Caribbean literary artists have drawn from during the last six decades. The dynamic study isolates the writers' engagements with language, religion, and history as primary components of their cultural discourse and argues that West Indian literary texts contain clues to...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1845231074

ISBN13:9781845231071

Release Date:November 2013

Publisher:Peepal Tree Press

Length:372 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Classics Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Poetry World Literature

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