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This guide is written from the conviction that Prophets is a major work of Caribbean poetry, and that whilst it can be read with enjoyment without the aid of a book of this kind, it is a work so rich in local reference and allusion that a little help can enhance the reader's understanding and pleasure. The introduction discusses Prophets in its social and political setting of 1980s Jamaica and the significance of the poem's social geography. It discusses Prophets' relationship to the key texts that influenced it, or against which it was written, including Derek Walcott's Omeros, Sylvia Wynter's The Hills of Hebron and the early novels of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison. The second section of summaries and annotations provides a line by line guide to the poem. This includes notes to its very specific references to the social and cultural manifestations of 1980s Jamaica, identification of places identified in the poem, and notes to the poems' many allusions: to the Bible, but also to other works of literature and to the reggae lyrics that form a bridge between the Bible, the prophetic and Jamaican popular culture.

Kwame Dawes' Prophets: A Reader's Guide

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This guide is written from the conviction that Prophets is a major work of Caribbean poetry, and that whilst it... Read more

    Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Ltd
    Publication Date: 08/11/2018
    ISBN13: 9781845234133, 978-1845234133
    ISBN10: 1845234138

    Number of Pages: 297

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    This guide is written from the conviction that Prophets is a major work of Caribbean poetry, and that whilst it can be read with enjoyment without the aid of a book of this kind, it is a work so rich in local reference and allusion that a little help can enhance the reader's understanding and pleasure. The introduction discusses Prophets in its social and political setting of 1980s Jamaica and the significance of the poem's social geography. It discusses Prophets' relationship to the key texts that influenced it, or against which it was written, including Derek Walcott's Omeros, Sylvia Wynter's The Hills of Hebron and the early novels of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison. The second section of summaries and annotations provides a line by line guide to the poem. This includes notes to its very specific references to the social and cultural manifestations of 1980s Jamaica, identification of places identified in the poem, and notes to the poems' many allusions: to the Bible, but also to other works of literature and to the reggae lyrics that form a bridge between the Bible, the prophetic and Jamaican popular culture.

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