03263oam 2200649zu 450 99620997250331620210831175330.00-19-175122-70-19-960500-9(CKB)2670000000415950(SSID)ssj0001140744(PQKBManifestationID)11649305(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001140744(PQKBWorkID)11222225(PQKB)10853906(StDuBDS)EDZ0000132210(EXLCZ)99267000000041595020160829d2013 uy engur|||||||||||txtccrBlack Odysseys The Homeric Odyssey in the African Diaspora Since 1939 /Justine McConnellOxford :Oxford University Press,2013.1 online resource illustrations (black and white)Classical presences Black odysseysBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: MonographPrint version 9780199605002 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The Odysseys of Postcolonialism -- A Martiniquan Ithaca: Aimé Césaire's Cahier d'un retour au pays natal -- Invisible Odysseus and the Cyclops: Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man -- The 'unread' Homer: Derek Walcott's Omeros and The Odyssey: A Stage Version -- A Deep South Odyssey: Jon Amiel's Sommersby -- Cross-cultural Nostoi: Wilson Harris's The Mask of the Beggar -- South African Penelopes: Njabulo Ndebele's The Cry of Winnie Mandela -- Coda: New directions: Jatinder Verma and Tara Arts -- Conclusion: Rewriting Odysseys.'Black Odysseys' explores creative works by artists of ultimately African descent, which respond to the Homeric Odyssey. Considering what the ancient Greek epic has signified for those struggling to emerge from the shadow of Western imperialism, and how it has inspired anti-colonial poets novelists, playwrights, and directors, McConnell examines 20th and 21st century works from Africa and the African diaspora including the Caribbean and the United States.Classical presences.Homeric Odyssey in the African diaspora since 1939African diasporaHistory and criticismBlack authors20th centuryLiteratureHistory and criticism21st centuryLiterature, ModernHistory and criticismLiterature, ModernHomecoming in literatureIdentity (Psychology) in literatureLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCGreek & Latin Languages & LiteraturesHILCCAfrican diasporaHistory and criticismBlack authorsLiteratureHistory and criticismLiterature, ModernHistory and criticismLiterature, ModernHomecoming in literatureIdentity (Psychology) in literatureLanguages & LiteraturesGreek & Latin Languages & Literatures809.8896McConnell Justine1017425PQKBBOOK996209972503316Black Odysseys2423018UNISA