Snow on sugarcane : the evolution of West Indian poetry in Britain / by Ian Dieffenthaller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dieffenthaller, Ian Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

West Indian poetry (English)--History and criticism.

West Indian poetry (English).

West Indian poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

West Indian poetry.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As recently as the early 1970's, scholars were able to argue conclusively for the existence of West Indian poetry as distinct from the English canon. Because much of its development occurred in Britain, hybridising with British practice was inevitable and this book makes a case for a West Indian British poetry which at first parallels and later becomes distinct from either of its parent bodies, relying instead on a cross-cultural aesthetic that continues to evolve. Early chapters examine the...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

ISBN:

1-282-18993-X

9786612189937

1-4438-0421-5

OCLC:

827209226