Songs of frustration and defiance from African slaves and displaced Indian laborers are expressed in a harsh and lyrical Guyanese Creole far removed from contemporary English in these provocative Caribbean poems. An insightful critical apparatus of English translations surrounds these lyrics, shedding light on their meaning, while at the same time cleverly commenting on the impossibility of translating Creole and parodying critical attempts to explain and contextualize Caribbean poetry. Twenty years after the initial ...
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Songs of frustration and defiance from African slaves and displaced Indian laborers are expressed in a harsh and lyrical Guyanese Creole far removed from contemporary English in these provocative Caribbean poems. An insightful critical apparatus of English translations surrounds these lyrics, shedding light on their meaning, while at the same time cleverly commenting on the impossibility of translating Creole and parodying critical attempts to explain and contextualize Caribbean poetry. Twenty years after the initial release of this work, the power of these poems and the self-fashioned critique that accompanies them remain a lively and vital part of Caribbean literature.
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Add this copy of Slave Song to cart. $20.39, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Dangaroo Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 8788213080.
Add this copy of Slave Song to cart. $20.96, like new condition, Sold by Books of the World rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Arlington, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Dangaroo Press.
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As New. Mundelstrup, Denmark: Dangaroo Press, 1984. Trade Paperback. Second Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 72 pages. Winner of the 1984 Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Songs of frustration and defiance from African slaves and indentured Indian laborers are expressed in a lyrical G uyanese Creole in these provocative poems. An insightful critical apparatus of English translations surrounds these lyrics, shedding light on their me aning, while at the same time cleverly commenting on the impossibility of t ranslating Creole and parodying critical attempts to explain and contextual ize Caribbean poetry.
Add this copy of Slave Song to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Dangaroo Press.
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Fine. First edition. Illustrated in black and white. A fine copy in glossy pictorial wrappers, with publisher's printed wraparound band. Winner of the 1984 Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Dabydeen was born and raised on a sugar plantation in Guyana.
