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A Poetics of Performance: The Oral-Scribal Aesthetics in Anglophone Caribbean Fiction
Carol Bailey
A Poetics of Performance: The Oral-Scribal Aesthetics in Anglophone Caribbean Fiction
Carol Bailey
Explores the impact of orature-performance on Caribbean prose fiction. Arguing that orature-performance is the structuring device for many contemporary novels and short stories, this work extends the critical consensus that Caribbean oral modes infuse all genres of literature from the region.
240 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 30, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9789766404956 |
Publishers | University of the West Indies Press |
Pages | 240 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 17 mm · 349 g |
Language | English |