Afro-Caribbean Poetry in English: Cultural Traditions (1970s-2000s)

ISBN-13: 9783631645444 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 350 str.

Bartosz Wojcik

Opis

This book presents the phenomenon of Afro-Caribbean poetry in English from Jamaican classic dub poetry of the 1970s to (Black) British post-dub verse of the 2000s. It showcases the literary continuum, as represented by Jamaican, Jamaican-British, and ultimately (Black) British writers Mutabaruka, Michael Smith, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jean Binta Breeze, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Patience Agbabi, respectively. The work of these authors represents a gradual shift from the emphasis on ethics to the preponderance of aesthetics that include social concerns typical of classic dub poetry."

Spis treści

Contents: Dub poetry - West Indian literature - Caribbean poetry - Reggae - Post-coloniality - Orature - Jamaican poetry - English poetry.

O autorze

Bartosz Wójcik is a literary critic, translator and cultural manager. He holds a PhD in literature, and specialises in the cultures of the Caribbean.