Slave Song
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Songs of frustration and defiance from African slaves and displaced Indian laborers are expressed in a harsh and lyrical Guyanese Creole far removed from contemporary English in these provocative Caribbean poems. An insightful critical apparatus of English translations surrounds these lyrics, shedding light on their meaning, while at the same time cleverly commenting on the impossibility of translating Creole and parodying critical attempts to explain...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1845230043
ISBN13:9781845230043
Release Date:May 2006
Publisher:Peepal Tree Press
Length:72 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.5" x 8.1"
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