In the Shadows of Divine Perfection
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African Chapters
Ancient Greece
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Animist Discourse
authenticity debates
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Caribbean epic narrative analysis
Caribbean studies
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Chapter XXXIII
Classical Epic
classical reception
comparative poetics
discourse
Entropic Operation
Epic Question
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Greek mythology influence
inability
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Lucian Books
Lucian Characters
Metrical Contract
Omeric Method
poems
Postcolonial Authority
postcolonial literature
Rhythmic Figures
Rhythmic Signatures
root
Root Texts
Social Delineation
Strange Attractors
Strictest Meters
Ternary Meters
Terza Rima
texts
Vice Versa
Walcott's Poetry
Walcott's Work
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Walcott’s Poetry
Walcott’s Work
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West Indian Culture
West Indian Identity
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Product details
- ISBN 9781138011649
- Weight: 226g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 17 Jul 2014
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In the Shadows of Divine Perfection provides an examination of Derek Walcott's Omeros 1990)- the St. Lucian poet's longest work, and the piece that secured his Nobel Laureate-that reveals the deep-seated bond between the root narratives of ancient Greece to the cultural products and practices of the contemporary Caribbean. This book presents the first detailed reading of Walcott's highly controversial attempt to craft a Caribbean master narrative. This book also presents an overview of the poem's ideological orientation and a far-reaching critique of current postcolonial theory. Lance Callahan engages some of the most vexing problems of authenticity by reading Walcott's work alongside ancient Greek literature and culture.
Lance Callahan recently received his Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick, and currently teaches English at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
