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BL
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1033740
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b788110
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| Main Entry
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Breiner, Laurence A.
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| Title & Author
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An introduction to West Indian poetry /\ Laurence A. Breiner.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge [England] ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1998.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxi, 261 pages) :: maps
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| ISBN
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0511007418
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: 0511612036
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: 0521583314
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: 0521587123
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: 9780511007415
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: 9780511612039
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: 9780521583312
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: 9780521587129
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-255) and index.
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| Contents
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Map of the Caribbean -- Preface -- Chronology for Anglophone Caribbean poetry -- West Indian poetry and its audience -- The Caribbean neighbourhood -- Overview of West Indian literary histories -- The relation to 'Europe' -- The relation to 'Africa' -- The relation to 'America' -- Guide to further reading.
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| Abstract
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"This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to poetry in English written in the Caribbean. It offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African, and American literature. Close readings of individual poems give detailed analysis of social and cultural issues at work in the writing. Laurence Breiner's exposition speaks powerfully about the defining forces in Caribbean culture from colonialism to resistance and decolonization. This book will be invaluable on courses in literature, history, Caribbean studies, cultural studies, and post-colonialism."--Jacket.
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West Indian poetry (English)-- History and criticism.
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Intellectual life.
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Literature.
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POETRY-- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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West Indian poetry (English)
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West Indies, In literature.
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West Indies, Intellectual life.
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West Indies.
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| Dewey Classification
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821
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| LC Classification
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PR9212.B65 1998eb
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