The Arrivants; A New World Trilogy. - Couverture souple

Brathwaite, Edward K.

 
9780199111039: The Arrivants; A New World Trilogy.
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0199111030 ISBN 13 : 9780199111039
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1981

Synopsis


Through the tension of jazz/folk rhythm, through historical flashbacks, and excursions to Europe, New York and Africa, the poet interweaves the past and present of his Caribbean homeland - its natural beauty, its violent history, the values that sustain its people - into a vigorous and distinctive poetic statement.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Here for the first time in a single volume is Edward Brathwaite's Caribbean trilogy - Rights of Passage, Masks, and Islands - a brilliant exploration of the predicament of the contemporary New World Negro. Through the tension of jazz/folk rhythm, through historical flashbacks, and excursions to Europe, New York and Africa, the poet interweaves the past and present of his Caribbean homeland - its natural beauty, its violent history, the values that sustain its people - into a vigorous and distinctive poetic statement.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Through the tension of jazz/folk rhythm, through historical flashbacks, and excursions to Europe, New York and Africa, the poet interweaves the past and present of his Caribbean homeland - its natural beauty, its violent history, the values that sustain its people - into a vigorous and distinctive poetic statement.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1981
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199111030
ISBN 13 
9780199111039
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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