Afro-Greeks Dialogues Between Anglophone Caribbean Literature and Classics in the Twentieth Century |
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| Author:
| Greenwood, Emily |
| Series title: | Classical Presences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-957524-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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An exploration of the reception of Classics in the English-speaking Caribbean. Emily Greenwood argues that writers such as Kamau Brathwaite, C.L.R. James, V.S. Naipaul, and Derek Walcott have successfully adapted Classics to the cultural context of the Caribbean, creating a distinctive tradition.
An exploration of the reception of Classics in the English-speaking Caribbean. Emily Greenwood argues that writers such as Kamau Brathwaite, C.L.R. James, V.S. Naipaul, and Derek Walcott have successfully adapted Classics to the cultural context of the Caribbean, creating a distinctive tradition.