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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : McConnell, Justine
Titre(s) : Derek Walcott and the creation of a classical Caribbean [Texte imprimé] / Justine McConnell
Publication : London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023
Description matérielle : viii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Classical receptions in twentieth-century writing
Lien à la collection : Classical receptions in twentieth-century writing
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Throughout his career, Derek Walcott turned to the literature and cultures of ancient
Greece and Rome. His book-length poem recasting the epics of Homer, Virgil and Dante
in St Lucia is best-known in this regard, yet Omeros is only the pinnacle of a lengthy
and lively dialogue that Walcott developed between the ancient Mediterranean and the
modern Caribbean, both before and after its publication. Derek Walcott and the Creation
of a Classical Caribbean explores how, in developing that discourse between ancient
and modern, between Europe and the Caribbean, Walcott refuted the suggestion that
to engage with literature from elsewhere was to lack originality; instead, he asserted
a place for Caribbean art in a global, transhistorical canon. Drawing on Walcott's
own theoretical concerns, this book explores his engagement with Graeco-Roman antiquity
from three key perspectives. Firstly, that a perception of time as linear must be
coupled with an understanding of it as simultaneous, thereby doing away with the oppressive
power of history and confirming the 'New World' on a par with the 'Old'. Secondly,
that syncretism lies at the heart of Caribbean life and art, with influences from
Africa, Asia, and Europe constituting key parts of Caribbean identity alongside its
indigenous cultures. Thirdly, that Caribbean literature creates the world anew without
erasing the past. With these three postcolonial conceptions at the heart of his engagement
with ancient Greece and Rome, Walcott revealed the reasons why classical reception
has been a rich facet of Caribbean artistry"
Sujet(s) : Walcott, Derek (1930-2017) -- Critique et interprétation
Civilisation classique -- Dans la littérature
Littérature postcoloniale -- Thèmes, motifs
Indice(s) Dewey :
811.54 (23e éd.) = Poésie américaine de langue anglaise - 1945-1999 [critique]
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781474291521 (rel.). - ISBN 147429152X. - ISBN 9781350343146. - ISBN 1350343145.
- ISBN 9781474291538 (erroné). - ISBN 9781474291545 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47234410s
Notice n° :
FRBNF47234410
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: the Homeric shadow ; Time ; Syncretism ; Re-creation.
