Island paradise : the myth : an examination of contemporary Caribbean and Sri Lankan writing /

A colonial discourse has perpetuated the literary notion of islands as paradisal. This study explores how the notions of island paradise have been represented in European literature, the oral and literary indigenous traditions of the Caribbean and Sri Lanka, a colonial literary influence in these is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murray, Melanie A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2009.
Colección:Cross/cultures ; 113.
Temas:
1900-1999
Caribbean literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Sri Lankan literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Paradise in literature.
Littérature antillaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature sri-lankaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Paradis dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Caribbean literature.
Sri Lankan literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Islands and the Paradise Myth
  • Gardening and Conquest: Jamaica Kincaid's A Small Place, My Garden (book):, and Among Flowers
  • Islands and Self-Discovery: Romesh Gunesekera's Reef and Heaven's Edge
  • The Garden as England's 'Islanded Self': Jean Arasanayagam's Colonizer/Colonized, "I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes," "The Witness," and "The Garden Party"
  • Empire and the House: Lawrence Scott's Witchbroom, Romesh Gunesekera's The Sandglass, and Jean Arasanayagam's "Time the Destroyer"
  • Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Index.

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