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An introduction to West Indian poetry / Laurence A. Breiner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Breiner, Laurence A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- West Indian poetry (English)--History and criticism.
- West Indian poetry (English).
- West Indies--Intellectual life.
- West Indies.
- West Indies--In literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 261 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to poetry in English written in the Caribbean. 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.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-255) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-511-00741-8
- 0-511-61203-6
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