Etherington, Ben
Literary Primitivism
- ISBN 13:
- 9781503602366
- author:
- Etherington, Ben
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 15.75 x 2.54 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, America, Caribbean & West Indies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Literary Primitivism fundamentally challenges our understanding of a widely accepted concept in literary criticism and the history of ideas. Ben Etherington argues that primitivism was not a form of racist discourse, but rather an aesthetic mode produced in reaction to European imperialism. In this book, Etherington contends that primitivism emerged as a utopian project, aiming to recreate a "primitive" condition through art. He presents critical readings of key writers, including Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, D. H. Lawrence, and Claude McKay, providing a nuanced account of the topic. This book offers a fresh perspective on literary primitivism, mapping out previous scholarly paradigms and presenting a readable account of its methodology.
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