Edmondson, Belinda
Creole Noise: Early Caribbean Dialect Literature and Performance
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198914648
- author:
- Edmondson, Belinda
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 206
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.7 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, American,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Creole Noise: A History of Creole Literature and Performance in the English-Speaking Caribbean. This book offers a fresh perspective on the history of Creole literature and performance in the English-speaking Caribbean, challenging traditional views of its origins. By exploring the lives and literary texts of early progenitors, including both black and white authors, it reveals a rich and complex cultural narrative that has been overlooked or dismissed as racist mimicry. From the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, Creole literature and performance were shaped by transnational influences, musical performance, and often violent historical events. This book brings together fascinating historical characters, such as journalists, magistrates, comedians, and calypsonians, who helped shape the development of Creole dialect literature. By reconstructing an earlier period of dialect literature, Creole Noise sheds new light on the cultural production in the Caribbean during this time, highlighting its significance for our understanding of the region's literary history.
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