Postcolonial Odysseys : Derek Walcott's Voyages of Homecoming.

Postcolonial Odysseys: Derek Walcott's Voyages of Homecoming highlights the importance of the trope of voyaging in Derek Walcott's poetics, primarily as it pertains to the poet's engagement with classical verse. Focusing specifically on the engagement with Homeric myth, and The Odysse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2011.
Temas:
Walcott, Derek > Criticism and interpretation.
Homer. > Odyssey.
Walcott, Derek
Odyssey (Homer)
Homecoming in literature.
Travel in literature.
Voyage dans la littérature.
Literature & literary studies.
Literary studies: post-colonial literature.
Literary studies: poetry & poets.
Homecoming in literature
Travel in literature
Electronic resource.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Sumario:Postcolonial Odysseys: Derek Walcott's Voyages of Homecoming highlights the importance of the trope of voyaging in Derek Walcott's poetics, primarily as it pertains to the poet's engagement with classical verse. Focusing specifically on the engagement with Homeric myth, and The Odyssey in particular, it articulates the manner in which Walcott's postcolonial reconfigurations of epic verse both highlights the endurance of the classics as well as demonstrating how cultural practices can remake a ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (220)
ISBN:9781443830133
1443830135

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