A Poetics of Performance: The Oral-Scribal Aesthetics in Anglophone Caribbean Fiction

A Poetics of Performance: The Oral-Scribal Aesthetics in Anglophone Caribbean Fiction

by Carol Bailey (Author)

Synopsis

Explores the impact of orature-performance on Caribbean prose fiction. Arguing that orature-performance is the structuring device for many contemporary novels and short stories, this work extends the critical consensus that Caribbean oral modes infuse all genres of literature from the region.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: The University of the West Indies Press
Published: 30 Nov 2014

ISBN 10: 976640495X
ISBN 13: 9789766404956