Pathologies of Paradise Caribbean Detours |
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Author:
| Nair, Supriya M. |
Series title: | New World Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3518-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $27.50 |
Book Description:
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Presents the rich complexity of anglophone Caribbean literature from pluralistic perspectives that contest the reduction of the region to Edenic or infernal stereotypes. But rather than reiterate the familiar critiques of these stereotypes, Supriya Nair draws on the trope of the detour to plumb the depths of anti-paradise discourse, showing how the Caribbean has survived its history of colonisation and slavery.
Presents the rich complexity of anglophone Caribbean literature from pluralistic perspectives that contest the reduction of the region to Edenic or infernal stereotypes. But rather than reiterate the familiar critiques of these stereotypes, Supriya Nair draws on the trope of the detour to plumb the depths of anti-paradise discourse, showing how the Caribbean has survived its history of colonisation and slavery.