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

• Autore: Paravisini-Gebert Lizabeth
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 809/.89729
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Caribbean Area In literature; Caribbean Area Civilization
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Literature of the Caribbean
• ISBN: 1-282-56586-9; 9786612565861; 0-313-08834-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454297303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Literature as windows to world cultures.