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Snow on sugarcane : the evolution of West Indian poetry in Britain /
As recently as the early 1970s, scholars were able to argue conclusively for the existence of West Indian poetry as distinct from the English canon. Because much of its development occurred in Britain, hybridising with British practice was inevitable and this book makes a case for a West Indian Brit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As recently as the early 1970s, scholars were able to argue conclusively for the existence of West Indian poetry as distinct from the English canon. Because much of its development occurred in Britain, hybridising with British practice was inevitable and this book makes a case for a West Indian British poetry which at first parallels and later becomes distinct from either of its parent bodies, relying instead on a cross-cultural aesthetic that continues to evolve. Early chapters examine the ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 300 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443803557 1443803553 128218993X 9781282189935 9781443804219 1443804215 |