The Poetry of Brathwaite (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward Kamau Brathwaite
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: African Americans, Culture, Freedom, Self-discovery, Africa or Africans, Tradition, Caribbean, Mythology or myths, Politics, Self, Slavery or slaves, Middle Passage, Creoles, Ethnic relations, Folklore
Born in 1930 in Barbados, a British colony until 1966, Edward Kamau Brathwaite is a prolific poet of international stature. Employing Afro-Caribbean cultural forms such as myths, cults, rituals, music, dance, speech, and creolized expressions to explore themes ranging from the middle passage and exile to national identity and the Third World’s struggle for freedom, his poetic works are central to the emerging canon of West Indian literature. Also recognized as a critic, story writer, playwright, editor, historian, professor, and educator, he has a long list of publications reflecting...
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