Allusions in "Omeros: Notes and a Guide to Derek Walcott's Masterpiece by Maria

Description: Allusions in "Omeros by Maria McGarrity Omeros, a transatlantic Homeric epic poem, is widely considered the masterwork of Nobel laureate Derek Walcott and one of the most important pieces of postcolonial Caribbean literature. Yet it is also Walcotts most challenging work. This guide provides exhaustive textual annotations and is the ideal resource for mapping the intricate matrix of allusions in this influential poem. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Omeros, a transatlantic Homeric epic poem, is widely considered the masterwork of Nobel laureate Derek Walcott and one of the most important pieces of postcolonial Caribbean literature. Yet it is also Walcotts most challenging work. In Omeros, Walcott constructs strategic layers of allusions and references that occasionally escape even seasoned scholars.This guide provides exhaustive textual annotations and is the ideal resource for mapping the intricate matrix of allusions in this influential poem. Using extensive research in St. Lucia, the birthplace of Walcott, Maria McGarrity illuminates a wide range of references that include classical literature, world mythologies, colonial politics, modern painting, the Caribbean contexts of Omeros, modern epics, the African elements of West Indian culture, and the critical African nexus within global cultures.In addition to extensive annotations and summaries of the poems seven books, McGarrity draws attention to the lyricism of Walcotts language, the amazing originality of the poems structure, and the stunning gaps that are spanned when far-removed allusions unexpectedly relate. When the allusions in Omeros are fully understood, these points of connection usher readers into a fascinating continuum of time and place in which the rich historical past is wrapped up in the contemporary present. Author Biography Maria McGarrity is associate professor of English at Long Island University, USA. She is the author of Washed by the Gulf Stream: The Historic and Geographic Relation of Irish and Caribbean Literature and coeditor of Irish Modernism and the Global Primitive. Review "Immensely informative. . . . The bibliography alone provides a wealth of sources gathered from the past three decades on the poet, his relation to the global Anglophone tradition, and Caribbean social, cultural, and literary histories."--ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature Review Quote "Immensely informative. . . . The bibliography alone provides a wealth of sources gathered from the past three decades on the poet, his relation to the global Anglophone tradition, and Caribbean social, cultural, and literary histories."-- ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature Details ISBN0813061008 Author Maria McGarrity Short Title ALLUSIONS IN OMEROS Pages 240 Publisher University Press of Florida Language English ISBN-10 0813061008 ISBN-13 9780813061009 Media Book DEWEY 811.54 Birth 1970 Year 2015 Imprint University Press of Florida Subtitle Notes and a Guide to Derek Walcotts Masterpiece Place of Publication Florida Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations AU Release Date 2015-07-07 NZ Release Date 2015-07-07 UK Release Date 2015-07-07 Format Paperback Audience General Publication Date 2015-07-31 US Release Date 2015-07-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:93901882;

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