Migrant modernism : postwar London and the West Indian novel /

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The author examines the intersection between British literary modernism and the foundational West Indian novels that emerged in London after World War II. By emphasizing the location in which anglophone Caribbean writers such as George Lamming, V.S. Naipaul, and Samuel Selvon produced and published...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, J. Dillon, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013
Temas:
West Indian fiction (English) > History and criticism.
Caribbean fiction > History and criticism.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Modernism (Literature) > England > London.
Roman antillais (anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Roman antillais > Histoire et critique.
Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
Modernisme (Littérature) > Angleterre > Londres.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Caribbean fiction.
Literature.
Modernism (Literature)
West Indian fiction (English)
London (England) > In literature.
England > London.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • At the scene of the time : postwar London
  • "Child of ferment" : Edgar Mittelholzer's contrary tradition
  • Engaging the reader : the difficulties of George Lamming
  • A commoner cosmopolitanism : Sam Selvon's literary forms
  • The lyrical enchantments of Roger Mais
  • Coda : Kamau Brathwaite, Wilson Harris, and V.S. Naipaul's Caribbean voice.

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