Disturbers of the Peace Representations of Madness in Anglophone Caribbean Literature |
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| Author:
| Josephs, Kelly Baker |
| Series title: | New World Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3506-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.50 |
Book Description:
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Exploring the prevalence of madness in Caribbean texts written in English in the mid-twentieth century, Kelly Baker Josephs focuses on celebrated writers such as Jean Rhys, V. S. Naipaul, and Derek Walcott as well as on under-studied writers such as Sylvia Wynter and Erna Brodber. Because mad figures appear frequently in Caribbean literature from French, Spanish, and English traditions the author regards madness as a part of the West Indian literary aesthetic.
Exploring the prevalence of madness in Caribbean texts written in English in the mid-twentieth century, Kelly Baker Josephs focuses on celebrated writers such as Jean Rhys, V. S. Naipaul, and Derek Walcott as well as on under-studied writers such as Sylvia Wynter and Erna Brodber. Because mad figures appear frequently in Caribbean literature from French, Spanish, and English traditions the author regards madness as a part of the West Indian literary aesthetic.