Dangaroo Press, 1987, Softcover, Book Condition: As New, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First
Co-authored by the Guyanese recipient of the Cambridge University Quiller-Couch Prize. A scholarly overview of major themes in West Indian and Black British literature, including an historical analysis of black 'otherness' in British Literature. An invaluable aid to teachers seeking to expand and deepen the literature curriculum. Written by two distinguished scholars of international reputation, the book is a lucid and well-structured introduction to major themes in West Indian and Black British Literature. Cover painting Masquerade is by the Caribbean artist Osmond Watson. David Dabydeen was born and raised on a sugar plantation in Guyana. He read English at Cambridge and London Universities, completing his doctorate in 1982. Dr Nana Wilson-Tagoe is from Ghana and has worked as Senior Lecturer and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick, at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, and the University of Calabar, Nigeria. A seminal book for those interested in or studying Caribbean literature, and other black colonial writing. Size: Small Octavo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; West Indies; ISBN: 8788213218. ISBN/EAN: 9788788213218. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 4367.
Co-authored by the Guyanese recipient of the Cambridge University Quiller-Couch Prize. A scholarly overview of major themes in West Indian and Black British literature, including an historical analysis of black 'otherness' in British Literature. An invaluable aid to teachers seeking to expand and deepen the literature curriculum. Written by two distinguished scholars of international reputation, the book is a lucid and well-structured introduction to major themes in West Indian and Black British Literature. Cover painting Masquerade is by the Caribbean artist Osmond Watson. David Dabydeen was born and raised on a sugar plantation in Guyana. He read English at Cambridge and London Universities, completing his doctorate in 1982. Dr Nana Wilson-Tagoe is from Ghana and has worked as Senior Lecturer and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick, at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, and the University of Calabar, Nigeria. A seminal book for those interested in or studying Caribbean literature, and other black colonial writing. Size: Small Octavo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; West Indies; ISBN: 8788213218. ISBN/EAN: 9788788213218. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 4367.