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The Francophone Caribbean Today: Literature, Language, Culture
Aub-Buscher, Gertrud, Noakes, Beverley Omerod
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Paperback. The essays in this volume consider various literary and linguistic aspects of the Francophone Caribbean at the beginning of the 21st century. It covers such topics as Caribbean literary movements and the dynamics of the respective roles of Creole and the European standard language. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ADF; 2ZP; 3JM; CFB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 313.
The essays in this volume consider various literary and linguistic aspects of the Francophone Caribbean at the beginning of the twenty-first century, focusing particularly on the French Overseas Departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, and the independent islands of Haiti and Dominica. The literary chapters are devoted to new voices in the region and the Caribbean diaspora, or to recent works by established authors. Contributors offer fresh interpretations of Caribbean literary movements, and explore relevant non-literary issues such as socio-political developments which have influenced the writers of today. The linguistic chapters examine the dynamics of the respective roles of Creole and ... Read more
The essays in this volume consider various literary and linguistic aspects of the Francophone Caribbean at the beginning of the twenty-first century, focusing particularly on the French Overseas Departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, and the independent islands of Haiti and Dominica. The literary chapters are devoted to new voices in the region and the Caribbean diaspora, or to recent works by established authors. Contributors offer fresh interpretations of Caribbean literary movements, and explore relevant non-literary issues such as socio-political developments which have influenced the writers of today. The linguistic chapters examine the dynamics of the respective roles of Creole and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Kingston, Jamaica
ISBN
9789766401306
SKU
V9789766401306
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About Aub-Buscher, Gertrud, Noakes, Beverley Omerod
Gertrud Aub-Buscher taught French at the University of the West Indies, and directed the language centre of the University of Hull. Now retired, she is continuing to do research on French-lexifer Creoles and French language policy in the West Indies. Beverley Ormerod Noakes is an associate professor of French at the University of Western Australia and a specialist in the ... Read more
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