Exile and return as poetics of identity in contemporary Anglo-Caribbean literature : becoming home / Eleonora Natalia Ravizza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ravizza, Eleonora Natalia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caribbean literature (English)--History and criticism.

Caribbean literature (English).

Caribbean Area--In literature.

Caribbean Area.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

In contemporary Anglo-Caribbean literature, the dialectic interrelations of "exile" and "return" are essential for conveying meta-reflections on literature and language, as well as the role they play in the construction of personal and collective identities. While this volume focuses on the specificity of a cultural area whose history is marked by colonialism, diaspora, slavery and racial conflicts, it also raises epistemological questions surrounding the complexity of literature, and its function in a world which is ever more composite, hybrid and transcultural. By developing a new, systematic approach which combines post-colonial studies, theories of intertextuality and philosophy of language, it explores how contemporary literary texts reflect, elaborate and redefine the experiences of societies that are currently dealing with ever-growing global interdependencies and newly-formed cultural and semiotic context.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5275-4388-9

OCLC:

1183030664