Aimé Césaire |
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| Author:
| Davis, Gregson |
| Contribution by:
| Irele, Abiola |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in African and Caribbean Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-39072-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1997 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $133.95 |
Book Description:
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Aimé Césaire is arguably the best-known poet in the French Caribbean. Gregson Davis examines Césaire's extraordinary dual career as writer and elected politician. Césaire, the acknowledged inventor of the famous term 'negritude', has been a hugely influential figure in shaping the contemporary discourse on the postcolonial predicament.
Aimé Césaire is arguably the best-known poet in the French Caribbean. Gregson Davis examines Césaire's extraordinary dual career as writer and elected politician. Césaire, the acknowledged inventor of the famous term 'negritude', has been a hugely influential figure in shaping the contemporary discourse on the postcolonial predicament.