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Author James, Louis, 1933-

Title Caribbean literature in English / Louis James
Published London : Longman, 1999

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 W'PONDS  818.6 J2786/C  AVAILABLE
Description viii,232 pages : 1 map ; 23 cm
Series Longman literature in English series
Longman literature in English series.
Contents Pt. I. Distorting Mirrors: The Slave Era. 1. Reflections of Europe in the New World. 2. The Dark of the Mirror: Slave Communities -- Pt. II. Anancy's Web: The Caribbean Archipelago. 3. Barbados and the Lesser Antilles. 4. Jamaica. 5. Trinidad. 6. British Guiana/Guyana. 7. 'Brit'n' -- Pt. III. Towards a Caribbean Aesthetic. 8. Place. 9. Ideas. 10. Language -- Pt. IV. Groundation. 11. African (Re)possession. 12. India in the Caribbean -- Pt. V. On the Frontiers of Language. 13. Things as They Are: V. S. Naipaul. 14. The 'True Substance of Life': Wilson Harris. 15. From Crusoe to Omeros: Derek Walcott. 16. The Poet as Seer: Kamau Brathwaite. 17. The Meaning of Personhood: Earl Lovelace. 18. From Castle to Kumbla: Women's Writing in the Caribbean
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Caribbean literature (English) -- History and criticism.
West Indian literature (English) -- History and criticism.
SUBJECT West Indies -- In literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117415
Caribbean Area -- In literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100042
LC no. 98040621
ISBN 0582493552 cased
0582493544 paperback