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Literature and Culture in the Black Atlantic : From Pre- to Postcolonial /

This book extends our understanding of the black Atlantic, a term coined by Paul Gilroy to describe the political, cultural and creative interrelations among blacks living in Africa, the Americas and Europe. This study focuses on pre-colonial English literary constructions and their effects on post-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Kofi Omoniyi Sylvanus (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Literature.
Cultural Theory.
History of the Americas.
Literary History.
Literary Theory.
North American Literature.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature > History and criticism.
Literature > Philosophy.
America > Literatures.
America > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book extends our understanding of the black Atlantic, a term coined by Paul Gilroy to describe the political, cultural and creative interrelations among blacks living in Africa, the Americas and Europe. This study focuses on pre-colonial English literary constructions and their effects on post-Independence Caribbean literature.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 200 pages)
ISBN:9781137056139
DOI:10.1007/978-1-137-05613-9