Edouard Glissant (Cambridge Studies in African and Caribbean Literature, Series Number 3)

Edouard Glissant is an accomplished and influential novelist and poet, and has recently emerged as a major theorist in Caribbean studies and post-colonial literature. In this first full-length study of Glissant's creative and theoretical work J. Michael Dash examines his poems, novels, plays and essays in the context of modern French literary movements and the post-negritude Caribbean situation, providing both a useful introduction to, and a challenging assessment of, Glissant's work to date. Dash shows how Glissant has focused in an unprecedented way on the Caribbean in terms of the diverse and hybrid culture that has been created in the region, and how his ideas on a cross-cultural politics are the shaping force in the francophone Caribbean 'Creolite' movement. In This First Full-length Study Of Glissant's Creative And Theoretical Work J. Michael Dash Examines His Poems, Novels, Plays And Essays In The Context Of Modern French Literary Movements And The Post-negritude Caribbean Situation, Providing Both A Useful Introduction To, And A Challenging Assessment Of, Glissant's Work To Date. Dash Shows How Glissant Has Focused In An Unprecedented Way On The Caribbean In Terms Of The Diverse And Hybrid Culture That Has Been Created In The Region, And How His Ideas On A Cross-cultural Poetics Are The Shaping Force In The Francophone Caribbean 'creolite' Movement. 1. Contexts -- 2. The Poetic Intention: Un Champ Diles, La Terre Inquiete, Les Indes, Soleil De La Conscience -- 3. Novels Of Time And Space: La Lezarde, Le Quatrieme Siecle -- 4. Writing The 'real Country': L'intention Poetique, Malemort, Boises, Monsieur Toussaint -- 5. Towards A Theory Of Antillanite: La Case Du Commandeur, Le Discours Antillais -- 6. A Poetics Of Chaos: Pays Reve, Pays Reel, Mahagony, Poetique De La Relation. J. Michael Dash. Numbering Of Series Provided By Vendor's Invoice. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Frontmatter Acknowledgements (page x) Chronology (page xi) Introduction (page 1) 1 Contexts (page 4) 2 The poetic intention: Un champ d'îles, La terre inquiète, Les Indes, Soleil de la conscience (page 26) 3 Novels of time and space: La Lézarde, Le quatrième siècle (page 54) 4 Writing the 'real country': L'intention poétique, Malemort, Boises, Monsieur Toussaint (page 91) 5 Towards a theory of Antillanité: La case du commandeur, Le discours antillais (page 126) 6 A poetics of chaos: Pays rêvé, pays réel, Mahagony, Poétique de la relation (page 155) Notes (page 183) Bibliography (page 195) Index (page 201)