Literary Histories of the Early Anglophone Caribbean: Islands in the Stream

Aljoe, Nicole, Carey, Brycchan and Krise, Thomas (2018) Literary Histories of the Early Anglophone Caribbean: Islands in the Stream. New Caribbean Studies . Palgrave. ISBN 978-3-319-71591-9

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Abstract

The Caribbean has traditionally been understood as a region that did not develop a significant ‘native’ literary culture until the postcolonial period. Indeed, most literary histories of the Caribbean begin with the texts associated with the independence movements of the early twentieth century. However, as recent research has shown, although the printing press did not arrive in the Caribbean until 1718, the roots of Caribbean literary history predate its arrival. This collection contributes to this research by filling a significant gap in literary and historical knowledge with the first collection of essays specifically focused on the literatures of the early Caribbean before 1850. Contributors include Nicole N. Aljoe, Brycchan Carey, Thomas W. Krise, Keith Sandiford, Sue Thomas, Kelly Wisecup, Jo Anne Harris, Richard Frohock, Candace Ward, Tim Watson, and Cassander L. Smith.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	Q200 Comparative Literary studies V300 History by topic
Department:	Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Humanities
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2018 11:08
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2018 11:08
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/34532

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