An Introduction to West Indian Poetry

by Laurence A. Breiner

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521587123
• ISBN13: 9780521587129
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"