The Repeating Island: The Caribbean and the Postmodern Perspective

by Antonio Benítez-Rojo and Antonio Benítez Rojo

Book Overview

In this second edition of The Repeating Island, Antonio Ben tez-Rojo, a master of the historical novel, short story, and critical essay, continues to confront the legacy and myths of colonialism. This co-winner of the 1993 MLA Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize has been expanded to include three entirely new chapters that add a Lacanian perspective and a view of the carnivalesque to an already brilliant interpretive study of Caribbean culture. As...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822318652
• ISBN13: 9780822318651
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.1"