Derek Walcott (Cambridge Studies in African and Caribbean Literature, Series Number 10)

Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott is one of the Caribbean's most famous writers. His unique voice in poetry, drama and criticism is shaped by his position at the crossroads between Caribbean, British and American culture and by his interest in hybrid identities and diaspora. Edward Baugh's Derek Walcott analyses and evaluates Walcott's entire career over the last fifty years. Baugh guides the reader through the continuities and differences of theme and style in Walcott's poems and plays. Walcott is an avowedly Caribbean writer, acutely conscious of his culture and colonial heritage, but he has also made a lasting contribution to the way we read and value the western literary tradition. This comprehensive survey considers each of Walcott's published books, offering the most up-to-date guide available for students, scholars and readers of Walcott. Students of Caribbean and postcolonial studies will find this a perfect introduction to this important writer. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Series-title......Page 5 Title......Page 7 Copyright......Page 8 Contents......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Chronology......Page 11 Abbreviations......Page 15 CHAPTER 1 Walcott, writing and the Caribbean: issues and directions......Page 17 CHAPTER 2 Connections and separations: from 25 Poems to The Gulf......Page 45 ‘EPITAPH FOR THE YOUNG’......Page 47 '25 POEMS’ AND ‘POEMS’......Page 51 ‘IN A GREEN NIGHT’......Page 54 ‘THE CASTAWAY’......Page 61 ‘THE GULF’......Page 69 CHAPTER 3 ‘What a man is’: Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays, The Haitian Trilogy and Franklin......Page 73 ‘HENRI CHRISTOPHE’......Page 77 ‘DRUMS AND COLOURS’......Page 78 ‘THE HAITIAN EARTH’......Page 81 ‘THE SEA AT DAUPHIN’......Page 84 ‘IONE’......Page 87 ‘MALCOCHON’......Page 88 ‘TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS’......Page 91 ‘FRANKLIN’......Page 96 ‘DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN’......Page 99 CHAPTER 4 ‘Is there that I born’: Another Life, Sea Grapes, The Star-Apple Kingdom......Page 104 ‘ANOTHER LIFE’......Page 105 ‘SEA GRAPES’......Page 116 ‘THE STAR-APPLE KINGDOM’......Page 125 CHAPTER 5 The challenge of change: the dramatist after Dream......Page 136 ‘THE JOKER OF SEVILLE’......Page 137 ‘O BABYLON!’......Page 140 ‘REMEMBRANCE’......Page 144 ‘PANTOMIME’......Page 148 ‘THE LAST CARNIVAL’......Page 152 ‘BEEF, NO CHICKEN’......Page 155 ‘A BRANCH OF THE BLUE NILE’......Page 158 ‘THE GHOST DANCE’......Page 163 ‘WALKER’......Page 166 CHAPTER 6 ‘Here’ and ‘Elsewhere’, ‘Word’ and ‘World’: The Fortunate Traveller, Midsummer, The Arkansas Testament......Page 169 ‘THE FORTUNATE TRAVELLER’......Page 170 ‘MIDSUMMER’......Page 182 ‘THE ARKANSAS TESTAMENT’......Page 191 CHAPTER 7 Narrative variations: Omeros, The Odyssey, The Bounty, Tiepolo’s Hound......Page 201 ‘OMEROS’......Page 202 ‘THE ODYSSEY: A STAGE VERSION’......Page 211 ‘THE BOUNTY’......Page 219 ‘TIEPOLO’S HOUND’......Page 225 CHAPTER 8 Homecoming: The Prodigal......Page 238 1 WALCOTT, WRITING AND THE CARIBBEAN: ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS......Page 246 2 CONNECTIONS AND SEPARATIONS: FROM ‘25 POEMS’ TO ‘THE GULF’......Page 248 3 ‘WHAT A MAN IS’: ‘DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN AND OTHER PLAYS’, ‘THE HAITIAN TRILOGY’ AND ‘FRANKLIN’......Page 250 4 ‘IS THERE THAT I BORN’: ‘ANOTHER LIFE’, ‘SEA GRAPES’, ‘THE STAR-APPLE KINGDOM’......Page 252 5 THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: THE DRAMATIST AFTER ‘DREAM’......Page 253 6 ‘HERE’ AND ‘ELSEWHERE’, ‘WORD’ AND ‘WORLD’: ‘THE FORTUNATE TRAVELLER’, ‘MIDSUMMER’, ‘THE ARKANSAS TESTAMENT’......Page 254 7 NARRATIVE VARIATIONS: ‘OMEROS’, ‘THE ODYSSEY’, ‘THE BOUNTY’, ‘TIEPOLO’S HOUND’......Page 256 8 HOMECOMING: ‘THE PRODIGAL’......Page 257 Plays......Page 258 Poetry......Page 259 Essays, Lectures, Reviews......Page 260 Books and Journal special issues......Page 261 Essays, Reviews, Sections in books......Page 263 Index......Page 265 Cover 1 Half-title 3 Series-title 5 Title 7 Copyright 8 Contents 9 Acknowledgements 10 Chronology 11 Abbreviations 15 CHAPTER 1 Walcott, writing and the Caribbean: issues and directions 17 CHAPTER 2 Connections and separations: from 25 Poems to The Gulf 45 ‘EPITAPH FOR THE YOUNG’ 47 '25 POEMS’ AND ‘POEMS’ 51 ‘IN A GREEN NIGHT’ 54 ‘THE CASTAWAY’ 61 ‘THE GULF’ 69 CHAPTER 3 ‘What a man is’: Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays, The Haitian Trilogy and Franklin 73 ‘HENRI CHRISTOPHE’ 77 ‘DRUMS AND COLOURS’ 78 ‘THE HAITIAN EARTH’ 81 ‘THE SEA AT DAUPHIN’ 84 ‘IONE’ 87 ‘MALCOCHON’ 88 ‘TI-JEAN AND HIS BROTHERS’ 91 ‘FRANKLIN’ 96 ‘DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN’ 99 CHAPTER 4 ‘Is there that I born’: Another Life, Sea Grapes, The Star-Apple Kingdom 104 ‘ANOTHER LIFE’ 105 ‘SEA GRAPES’ 116 ‘THE STAR-APPLE KINGDOM’ 125 CHAPTER 5 The challenge of change: the dramatist after Dream 136 ‘THE JOKER OF SEVILLE’ 137 ‘O BABYLON!’ 140 ‘REMEMBRANCE’ 144 ‘PANTOMIME’ 148 ‘THE LAST CARNIVAL’ 152 ‘BEEF, NO CHICKEN’ 155 ‘A BRANCH OF THE BLUE NILE’ 158 ‘THE GHOST DANCE’ 163 ‘WALKER’ 166 CHAPTER 6 ‘Here’ and ‘Elsewhere’, ‘Word’ and ‘World’: The Fortunate Traveller, Midsummer, The Arkansas Testament 169 ‘THE FORTUNATE TRAVELLER’ 170 ‘MIDSUMMER’ 182 ‘THE ARKANSAS TESTAMENT’ 191 CHAPTER 7 Narrative variations: Omeros, The Odyssey, The Bounty, Tiepolo’s Hound 201 ‘OMEROS’ 202 ‘THE ODYSSEY: A STAGE VERSION’ 211 ‘THE BOUNTY’ 219 ‘TIEPOLO’S HOUND’ 225 CHAPTER 8 Homecoming: The Prodigal 238 Notes 246 1 WALCOTT, WRITING AND THE CARIBBEAN: ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS 246 2 CONNECTIONS AND SEPARATIONS: FROM ‘25 POEMS’ TO ‘THE GULF’ 248 3 ‘WHAT A MAN IS’: ‘DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN AND OTHER PLAYS’, ‘THE HAITIAN TRILOGY’ AND ‘FRANKLIN’ 250 4 ‘IS THERE THAT I BORN’: ‘ANOTHER LIFE’, ‘SEA GRAPES’, ‘THE STAR-APPLE KINGDOM’ 252 5 THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: THE DRAMATIST AFTER ‘DREAM’ 253 6 ‘HERE’ AND ‘ELSEWHERE’, ‘WORD’ AND ‘WORLD’: ‘THE FORTUNATE TRAVELLER’, ‘MIDSUMMER’, ‘THE ARKANSAS TESTAMENT’ 254 7 NARRATIVE VARIATIONS: ‘OMEROS’, ‘THE ODYSSEY’, ‘THE BOUNTY’, ‘TIEPOLO’S HOUND’ 256 8 HOMECOMING: ‘THE PRODIGAL’ 257 Select bibliography 258 WORKS BY WALCOTT 258 Plays 258 Poetry 259 Other Books 260 Essays, Lectures, Reviews 260 Interviews 261 WORK ABOUT WALCOTT 261 Books and Journal special issues 261 Essays, Reviews, Sections in books 263 Index 265 Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott is one of the Caribbean's most famous writers. His unique voice in poetry, drama and criticism is shaped by his position at the crossroads between Caribbean, British and American culture and by his interest in hybrid identities and diaspora. Edward Baugh's Derek Walcott analyses and evaluates Walcott's entire career over the last fifty years. Baugh guides the reader through the continuities and differences of theme and style in Walcott's poems and plays. Walcott is an avowedly Caribbean writer, acutely conscious of his culture and colonial heritage, but he has also made a lasting contribution to the way we read and value the western literary tradition. This comprehensive 2006 survey considers each of Walcott's published books, offering a guide for students, scholars and readers of Walcott. Students of Caribbean and postcolonial studies will find this a perfect introduction to this important writer. "Noble Laureate Derek Walcott is one of the Caribbean's most famous writers. His unique voice in poetry, drama and criticism is shaped by his position at the crossroads between Caribbean, British and American culture and by his interest in hybrid identities and diaspora. Edward Baugh's Derek Walcott analyses and evaluates Walcott's entire career over the last fifty years. This comprehensive survey is the most up-to-date guide available for students, scholars and readers of Walcott. Students of Caribbean and postcolonial studies will find this a perfect introduction to this important writer."--Jacket Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott is one of the Caribbean's most famous writers. His unique voice is shaped by his position at the crossroads between Caribbean, British and American culture. This is the most up-to-date guide available for students, scholars and readers of Walcott and of Caribbean and postcolonial studies Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott is one of the Caribbean's most famous writers. His unique voice is shaped by his position at the crossroads between Caribbean, British and American culture. This guide will interest students, scholars and readers of Walcott and of Caribbean and postcolonial studies.