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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 841
EAN: 9780521390729
ISBN: 0521390729
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 224
Publication Date: 1997-11-13
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Studio: Cambridge University Press

Aimé Césaire is the best known poet in the French Caribbean. In this study Gregson Davis examines Césaire's extraordinary dual career as writer and elected politician. As one of the most profound critics of colonialism, Césaire, the acknowledged inventor of the famous term "negritude", has been a hugely influential figure in shaping the contemporary discourse on the postcolonial predicament. Gregson Davis' account of Césaire's intellectual growth is grounded in a careful reading of the poetry, prose and drama that illustrates the full range and depth of his literary achievement.