| Ashé-Caribbean Literary Aesthetic in the Cuban, Colombian, Costa Rican, and Panamanian Novel of Resistance Contributor(s): Edison, Thomas Wayne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498597475 ISBN-13: 9781498597470 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $131.67 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Caribbean & Latin American - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Politics - Literary Criticism | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 863.609 |
| LCCN: 2020032820 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ash -Caribbean Literary Aesthetic in the Cuban, Colombian, Costa Rican, and Panamanian Novel of Resistance contributes to understanding the important role that African-influenced spiritualcultures play in literature that challenges the concept that European aesthetics are superior to African-inspired cultures. Thomas W. Edison highlights the novels of four courageous Caribbean writers who have used their novels to integrate aspects of African ontology with literary techniques, themes, and history. The common element in these works is the inclusion of African-inspired faith traditions and culture. As a result of this perspective, their literature stands out as keen examples of Ash -Caribbean resistance literature. While each writer presents their unique literary style in the works, collectively they draw on a foundation of the Afro-Caribbean. The Circum-Caribbean region will be the geographical unit because of its collective history of slavery, colonial rule, and parallel patterns of religious syncretism. This book makes an important literary connection among Caribbean Hispanophone nations. |