Commonwealth Poetry (Critical Survey of Poetry)
The International Voices
As the British Empire spread to all corners of the world, so did the English language and literature. The Empire faded after World War II, but what had become the international tongue and medium for creative writing survived and even prospered. English and its literature had long been enriched by speech and writing from Africa, the West Indies, Canada, India, Australia, and New Zealand. The dismantling of the Commonwealth neither subordinated nor silenced the distinctive voices that had arisen and that continue to arise. Traditionally, this body of...
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