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 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 Frontmatter Acknowledgements (page viii) Chronology (page ix) List of abbreviations (page xiii) 1 Walcott, writing and the Caribbean: issues and directions (page 1) 2 Connections and separations: from 25 Poems to The Gulf (page 29) 3 'What a man is': Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays, The Haitian Trilogy and Franklin (page 57) 4 'Is there that I born': Another Life, Sea Grapes, The Star-Apple Kingdom (page 88) 5 The challenge of change: The dramatist after Dream (page 120) 6 'Here' and 'Elsewhere', 'Word' and 'World': The Fortunate Traveller, Midsummer, the Arkansas Testament (page 153) 7 Narrative variations: Omeros, The Odyssey, The Bounty, Tiepolo's Hound (page 185) 8 Homecoming: The Prodigal (page 222) Notes (page 230) Select bibliography (page 242) Index (page 249) "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.