Literature of the Caribbean / Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert.

The Caribbean is an exotic but not too distant land, full of rich cultural traditions. The literature of the Caribbean reflects the social, political, and cultural concerns of the region and is a valuable tool for learning about the area and its people. This book includes chapters on roughly a dozen...

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Main Author: Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Series:Literature as windows to world cultures.
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Summary:The Caribbean is an exotic but not too distant land, full of rich cultural traditions. The literature of the Caribbean reflects the social, political, and cultural concerns of the region and is a valuable tool for learning about the area and its people. This book includes chapters on roughly a dozen contemporary Caribbean writers. Along with plot summaries, these sections discuss major themes and give close attention to how Caribbean culture figures in the writer's texts. To help students conduct further research, each chapter cites works for further reading.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 244 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index.
ISBN:9780313088346
0313088349
1282565869
9781282565869
9786612565861
6612565861
ISSN:1543-9968
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.