Aimé Césaire (Cambridge Studies in African and Caribbean Literature, Series Number 5)

Aimé Césaire is the best known poet in the French Caribbean. In this study Gregson Davis examines Césaire's extraordinary dual career as writer and elected politician. As one of the most profound critics of colonialism, Césaire, the acknowledged inventor of the famous term "negritude", has been a hugely influential figure in shaping the contemporary discourse on the postcolonial predicament. Gregson Davis' account of Césaire's intellectual growth is grounded in a careful reading of the poetry, prose and drama that illustrates the full range and depth of his literary achievement. Aimé Césaire is arguably the best-known poet in the French Caribbean. His poetry and drama have established his formidable reputation as the leading francophone poet and elder statesman of the twentieth century. In this study Gregson Davis examines the evolution of Césaire's poetic career and his involvement with many of the most seminal political and aesthetic movements of the twentieth century. Davis relates Césaire's extraordinary dual career as writer and elected politician to the recurrent themes in his writings. As one of the most profound critics of colonialism, Césaire, the acknowledged inventor of the famous term 'negritude', has been a hugely influential figure in shaping the contemporary discourse on the postcolonial predicament. Gregson Davis's account of Césaire's intellectual growth is grounded in a careful reading of the poetry, prose and drama that illustrates the full range and depth of his literary achievement Aime Cesaire is the best known poet in the French Caribbean. In this study Gregson Davis examines Cesaire's extraordinary dual career as writer and elected politician. As one of the most profound critics of colonialism, Cesaire, the acknowledged inventor of the famous term "negritude," has been a hugely influential figure in shaping the contemporary discourse on the postcolonial predicament. Gregson Davis' account of Cesaire's intellectual growth is grounded in a careful reading of the poetry, prose and drama that illustrates the full range and depth of his literary achievement. 1. From Island To Metropolis: The Making Of A Poet -- 2. Exploring Racial Selves: Journal Of A Homecoming -- 3. Inventing A Lyric Voice: The Forging Of Miracle Weapons -- 4. Lyric Registers: From Sun Cut Throat To Cadaster -- 5. The Turn To Poetic Drama -- 6. The Return To Lyric: Me, Laminaria ... Gregson Davis. Numbering Of Series Provided By Vendor's Invoice. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [194]-206) And Index. Aime Cesaire is arguably the best-known poet in the French Caribbean. Gregson Davis examines Cesaire's extraordinary dual career as writer and elected politician. Cesaire, the acknowledged inventor of the famous term 'negritude', has been a hugely influential figure in shaping the contemporary discourse on the postcolonial predicament. In this study, Gregson Davis examines the evolution of the work of Aimé Césaire, one of the best known poets and playwrights in the French Caribbean. He links his political career with recurrent themes in his writing The poet Aime Cesaire was born in 1913 in the French Caribbean island of Martinique.