An introduction to West Indian poetry - Laurence A. Breiner
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Paperback, in-8, 290 pp.. This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to the poetry of the Caribbean written in English. 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.
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1998 Uitgever: Cambridge University Press 261 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0521587123 ISBN-13: 9780521587129Koop dit boek tweedehands
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BREINER Laurence A.
An Introduction to West Indian Poetry
Paperback, in-8, 290 pp.. This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to the poetry of the Caribbean written in English. 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...
An Introduction to West Indian Poetry
Paperback, in-8, 290 pp.. This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to the poetry of the Caribbean written in English. 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...
