Caribbean Literature And The Public Sphere: From The Plantation To The Postcolonial (new World Studies)

Bringing together the most exciting recent archival work in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean studies, Raphael Dalleo constructs a new literary history of the region that is both comprehensive and innovative. He examines how changes in political, economic, and social structures have produced different sets of possibilities for writers to imagine their relationship to the institutions of the public sphere. In the process, he provides a new context for rereading such major writers as Mary Seacole, Jose Marti, Jacques Roumain, Claude McKay, Marie Chauvet, and George Lamming, while also drawing lesser-known figures into the story. Dalleo's comparative approach will be important to Caribbeanists from all of the region's linguistic traditions, and his book contributes even more broadly to debates in Latin American and postcolonial studies about postmodernity and globalization. Bringing Together The Most Exciting Recent Archival Work In Anglophone, Francophone, And Hispanophone Caribbean Studies, Raphael Dalleo Constructs A New Literary History Of The Region That Is Both Comprehensive And Innovative. He Examines How Changes In Political, Economic, And Social Structures Have Produced Different Sets Of Possibilities For Writers To Imagine Their Relationship To The Institutions Of The Public Sphere. In The Process, He Provides A New Context For Rereading Such Major Writers As Mary Seacole, Jose Marti, Jacques Roumain, Claude Mckay, Marie Chauvet, And George Lamming While Also Drawing Lesser-known Figures Into The Story. Dalleo's Comparative Approach Will Be Important To Caribbeanists From All The Region's Linguistic Traditions, And His Book Contributes Even More Broadly To Debates In Latin American And Postcolonial Studies About Postmodernity And Globalization.--back Cover. Introduction: Periodizing The Public Sphere -- Pt. 1. The Rise Of The Caribbean Literary Public Sphere, 1804 To 1886 -- The Abolitionist Public Sphere And The Republic Of The Lettered -- The Public Sphere Unbound: Michel Maxwell Philip, El Laúd Del Desterrado, And Mary Seacole -- Pt. 2. Modern Colonialism And The Anticolonial Public Sphere, 1886 To 1959 -- The Intellectual And The Man Of Action: Resolving Literary Anxiety In The Work Of José Martí, Stephen Cobham, And Jacques Roumain -- The Ideology Of The Literary: Claude Mckay's Banana Bottom And The Little Magazines Of The 1940s -- Pt. 3. Postcoloniality And The Crisis Of The Literary Public Sphere, 1959 To 1983 -- The Expulsion From The Public Sphere: The Novels Of Marie Chauvet -- Anticolonial Authority And The Postcolonial Occasion For Speaking: George Lamming And Martin Carter -- The Testimonial Impulse: Miguel Barnet And The Sistren Theatre Collective -- Cultural Studies And The Commodified Public: Luis Rafael Sánchez's La Guaracha Del Macho Camacho And Earl Lovelace's The Dragon Can't Dance -- Conclusion: The Postcolonial Public Sphere. Raphael Dalleo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Bringing together the most exciting recent archival work in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean studies, Raphael Dalleo constructs a new literary history of the region that is both comprehensive and innovative. He examines how changes in political, economic, and social structures have produced different sets of possibilities for writers to imagine their relationship to the institutions of the public sphere. In the process, he provides a new context for rereading such major writers as Mary Seacole, José Martí, Jacques Roumain, Claude McKay, Marie Chauvet, and George Lamming, while also drawing lesser-known figures into the story. Dalleo's comparative approach will be important to Caribbeanists from all of the region's linguistic traditions, and his book contributes even more broadly to debates in Latin American and postcolonial studies about postmodernity and globalization. Contents Preface Introduction Part One 1 The Abolitionist Public Sphere and the Republic of the Lettered 2 The Public Sphere Unbound Part Two 3 The Intellectual and the Man of Action 4 The Ideology of the Literary Part Three 5 The Expulsion from the Public Sphere 6 Anticolonial Authority and the Postcolonial Occasion for Speaking 7 The Testimonial Impulse 8 Cultural Studies and the Commodified Public Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index