An Introduction to West Indian Poetry

by LaurenceA.Breiner (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.37

  This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to poetry in English written in the Caribbean. It offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African and American literature. Close readings of individual poems give detailed analysis of social and cultural issues at work in the writing. Laurence Breiner's exposition speaks powerfully about the defining forces in Caribbean culture from colonialism to resistance and decolonization.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1998

  $35.78

  This introduction to West Indian poetry offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular paid attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African and American literature.

• New

  Paperback
  1998

  $35.47

  This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to poetry in English written in the Caribbean. It offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African and American literature. Close readings of individual poems give detailed analysis of social and cultural issues at work in the writing. Laurence Breiner's exposition speaks powerfully about the defining forces in Caribbean culture from colonialism to resistance and decolonization.

• New

  Hardcover
  1998

  $94.67

  This introduction to West Indian poetry offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular paid attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African and American literature.