LEADER 03263oam 2200649zu 450 001 996209972503316 005 20210831175330.0 010 $a0-19-175122-7 010 $a0-19-960500-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000415950 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001140744 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11649305 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001140744 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11222225 035 $a(PQKB)10853906 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000132210 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000415950 100 $a20160829d2013 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBlack Odysseys $eThe Homeric Odyssey in the African Diaspora Since 1939 /$fJustine McConnell 210 1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource $cillustrations (black and white) 225 1 $aClassical presences Black odysseys 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$aPrint version 9780199605002 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The Odysseys of Postcolonialism -- A Martiniquan Ithaca: Aime? Ce?saire'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. 330 8 $a'Black Odysseys' explores creative works by artists of ultimately African descent, which respond to the Homeric Odyssey. Considering what the ancient Greek epic has signified for those struggling to emerge from the shadow of Western imperialism, and how it has inspired anti-colonial poets novelists, playwrights, and directors, McConnell examines 20th and 21st century works from Africa and the African diaspora including the Caribbean and the United States. 410 0$aClassical presences. 517 3 $aHomeric Odyssey in the African diaspora since 1939 606 $aAfrican diaspora$xHistory and criticism$xBlack authors$y20th century 606 $aLiterature$xHistory and criticism$y21st century 606 $aLiterature, Modern$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLiterature, Modern 606 $aHomecoming in literature 606 $aIdentity (Psychology) in literature 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 606 $aGreek & Latin Languages & Literatures$2HILCC 615 0$aAfrican diaspora$xHistory and criticism$xBlack authors 615 0$aLiterature$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aLiterature, Modern$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aLiterature, Modern 615 0$aHomecoming in literature 615 0$aIdentity (Psychology) in literature 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 615 7$aGreek & Latin Languages & Literatures 676 $a809.8896 700 $aMcConnell$b Justine$01017425 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996209972503316 996 $aBlack Odysseys$92423018 997 $aUNISA