1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454297303321

Autore

Paravisini-Gebert Lizabeth

Titolo

Literature of the Caribbean [[electronic resource] /] / Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2008

ISBN

1-282-56586-9

9786612565861

0-313-08834-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Literature as windows to world cultures, , 1543-9968

Disciplina

809/.89729

Soggetti

Caribbean literature - History and criticism

Caribbean literature (English) - History and criticism

Caribbean literature (Spanish) - History and criticism

Caribbean literature (French) - History and criticism

National characteristics, Caribbean, in literature

Literature and history - Caribbean Area

Electronic books.

Caribbean Area In literature

Caribbean Area Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Michael Anthony's The year in San Fernando -- Alejo Carpentier's The kingdom of this world -- Michelle Cliff's Abeng -- Maryse Conde's I, Tituba, black witch of Salem -- Raphael Confiant's Mamzelle Dragonfly -- Edwidge Danticat's The farming of bones -- Zee Edgell's Beka Lamb -- Magali García Ramis's Happy days, Uncle Sergio -- Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John -- Mayra Montero's The messenger -- V.S. Naipaul's The mystic masseur -- Patricia Powell's A small gathering of bones -- Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea -- Simone Schwarz-Bart's The bridge of beyond -- Derek Walcott's Omeros.

Sommario/riassunto

The Caribbean is an exotic but not too distant land, full of rich cultural traditions. The literature of the Caribbean reflects the social, political, and cultural concerns of the region and is a valuable tool for learning



about the area and its people. This book includes chapters on roughly a dozen contemporary Caribbean writers. Along with plot summaries, these sections discuss major themes and give close attention to how Caribbean culture figures in the writer's texts. To help students conduct further research, each chapter cites works for further reading.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784124703321

Autore

Torres-Saillant Silvio

Titolo

An Intellectual History of the Caribbean [[electronic resource] /] / by Silvio Torres-Saillant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006

ISBN

1-281-36998-5

9786611369989

1-4039-8336-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

New Concepts in Latino American Cultures

Disciplina

972.90072

Soggetti

Culture - Study and teaching

Ethnology - Latin America

Intellectual life - History

Cultural and Media Studies

Latin American Culture

History of the Americas

North American Literature

Intellectual Studies

America History

America Literatures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

This is first intellectual history of the Caribbean written by a top Caribbean studies scholar. The book examines both the work of natives



of the region as well as texts interpretive of the region produced by Western authors. Stressing the experimental and cultural particularity of the Caribbean, the study considers major questions in the field.