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This book presents the phenomenon of Afro-Caribbean poetry in English from Jamaican classic dub poetry of the 1970s to (Black) British post-dub verse of the 2000s. It showcases the literary continuum, as represented by Jamaican, Jamaican-British, and ultimately (Black) British writers – Mutabaruka, Michael Smith, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jean Binta Breeze, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Patience Agbabi, respectively. The work of these authors represents a gradual shift from the emphasis on ethics to the preponderance of aesthetics that include social concerns typical of classic dub poetry.

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Contents: Dub poetry – West Indian literature – Caribbean poetry – Reggae – Post-coloniality – Orature – Jamaican poetry – English poetry.

Afro-Caribbean Poetry in English: Cultural

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: 28/09/2015
      ISBN13: 9783631645444, 978-3631645444
      ISBN10: 3631645449

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book presents the phenomenon of Afro-Caribbean poetry in English from Jamaican classic dub poetry of the 1970s to (Black) British post-dub verse of the 2000s. It showcases the literary continuum, as represented by Jamaican, Jamaican-British, and ultimately (Black) British writers – Mutabaruka, Michael Smith, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jean Binta Breeze, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Patience Agbabi, respectively. The work of these authors represents a gradual shift from the emphasis on ethics to the preponderance of aesthetics that include social concerns typical of classic dub poetry.

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Dub poetry – West Indian literature – Caribbean poetry – Reggae – Post-coloniality – Orature – Jamaican poetry – English poetry.

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