Language and literary form in French Caribbean writing / [electronic resource]
Britton, Celia,author.
This book analyses French Caribbean writing from the point of view of its language and literary form -  questions which until recently were somewhat neglected in postcolonial studies but are now becoming an important area of research. Britton supplements postcolonial theory with structuralism and poststructuralism to show how analysis of the textual illuminates the political and ideological positions of the writers. Topics including genre, intertextuality, narrative voice, discursive agency, orality, the 'creolization' of languages and the renewal of realism are discussed in relation to Glissant, Césaire, Ménil, Chamoiseau, Confiant, Depestre, Condé, Schwarz-Bart, Pineau and Maximin.
Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Part 2; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-215) and index.
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).
This book analyses French Caribbean writing from the point of view of its language and literary form -  questions which until recently were somewhat neglected in postcolonial studies but are now becoming an important area of research. Britton supplements postcolonial theory with structuralism and poststructuralism to show how analysis of the textual illuminates the political and ideological positions of the writers. Topics including genre, intertextuality, narrative voice, discursive agency, orality, the 'creolization' of languages and the renewal of realism are discussed in relation to Glissant, Césaire, Ménil, Chamoiseau, Confiant, Depestre, Condé, Schwarz-Bart, Pineau and Maximin.
Caribbean literature (French)
Literary form.
Language and languages in literature.