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In the Shadows of Divine Perfection: Derek Walcott's Omeros

In the Shadows of Divine Perfection: Derek Walcott's Omeros

Callahan, Lance

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors, Book 30

Literary CriticismPoetry CriticismGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 0415968046
ISBN13: 9780415968041
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 16 2003
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.32
Language: English
In the Shadows of Divine Perfection provides an examination of Derek Walcott's Omeros (1990)- the St. Lucian poet's longest work, and the piece that secured his Nobel Laureate-that reveals the deep-seated bond between the root narratives of ancient Greece to the cultural products and practices of the contemporary Caribbean. This book presents the first detailed reading of Walcott's highly controversial attempt to craft a Caribbean master narrative. This book also presents an overview of the poem's ideological orientation and a far-reaching critique of current postcolonial theory. Lance Callahan engages some of the most vexing problems of authenticity by reading Walcott's work alongside ancient Greek literature and culture.

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