Marvelous Journeys explores the transition from a modernist to a postmodernist consciousness in twentieth-century Caribbean writings on identity that is reflected through a corresponding evolution in the use of the marvelous as a literary tool. For the three novelists who are the focus of this study ¿ Jacques-Stephen Alexis, Alejo Carpentier, and Simone Schwarz-Bart ¿ the discourse of the marvelous offers a uniquely Caribbean vehicle for capturing an elusive Caribbean «essence» as well as for coming to terms with the seemingly contradictory demands of a Parisian intellectual formation and an authentic Caribbean sensibility. This book engages with recent debates in criticism and theory and will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers interested in Francophone literature, Caribbean studies, and literary and postcolonial theory. It contributes to the burgeoning field of Caribbean literary studies by adopting a transcultural approach to a neglected but increasingly important area of study: the circulation of ideas and influences among the Hispanic and Francophone Caribbean islands and the African and European continents.
| Autorius: | Margaret Heady |
| Serija: | Caribbean Studies |
| Leidėjas: | Peter Lang |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2008 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 138 |
| ISBN-10: | 0820476102 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780820476100 |
| Formatas: | 231 x 155 x 12 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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