A poetics of relation : Caribbean women writing at the millennium / Odile Ferly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferly, Odile.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caribbean literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

Caribbean literature.

Caribbean literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Caribbean literature--21st century--History and criticism.

Women and literature--Caribbean Area--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Women and literature--Caribbean Area--History--21st century.

Women in literature.

Identity (Psychology) in literature.

National characteristics, Caribbean, in literature.

Literature and history--Caribbean Area.

Literature and history.

Postcolonialism in literature.

History.

Caribbean literature--Women authors.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

207 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2012]

Summary:

"A Poetics of Relation fosters a dialogue across islands and languages between established and lesser-known authors, bringing together archipelagic and diasporic voices from the Francophone and Hispanic Antilles. In this pan-diasporic study, Ferly shows that a comparative analysis of female narratives is often most pertinent across linguistic zones"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: reclaiming the mangrove

Relating the female experience

Rhizomic roots: nation and relation

The emergence of a Creole discourse

Identity in relation

The poetics of wandering: diaspora writing

Conclusion: mangrove aesthetics into the third millennium.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-195) and index.

ISBN:

9780230120440

023012044X

OCLC:

738335979