The Routledge Reader in Caribbean Literature (Routledge Literature Readers)

The Routledge Reader in Caribbean Literature (Routledge Literature Readers)

<EM>The Routledge Reader in Caribbean Literature</EM> is an outstanding compilation of over seventy primary and secondary texts of writing from the Caribbean. Locating key writers within a specifically Caribbean framework, the editors Alison Donnell and Sarah Lawson Welsh demonstrate that these singular voices have emerged not out of a cultural void or sparse literary background, but out of a wealth of literary tradition which until now was unknown or critically neglected.<BR>Writers from 1900 to the present, both famous and less well-known, are given a voice in this remarkable anthology which encompasses poetry, short stories, essays, articles and interviews. Amongst the many represented here are:<BR>* C.L.R. James<BR>* George Lamming<BR>* Jean Rhys<BR>* Benjamin Zephaniah<BR>* Claude McKay<BR>* Jamaica Kincaid<BR>* Sylvia Wynter<BR>* Derek Walcott<BR>* David Dabydeen<BR>* Grace Nichols<BR>The editors provide an accessible historical and cultural introduction to the writings, making this volume an ideal teaching tool as well as a fascinating collection for anyone interested in the literature of the Caribbean.