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The Ashé-Caribbean literary aesthetic in the Cuban, Colombian, Costa Rican, and Panamanian novel of resistance

Title
  1. The Ashé-Caribbean literary aesthetic in the Cuban, Colombian, Costa Rican, and Panamanian novel of resistance / Thomas Wayne Edison.
Published by
  1. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
Author
  1. Edison, Thomas Wayne, 1963-

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Description
  1. xvi, 297 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "This book contributes to understanding the important role that African-influenced spiritual cultures play in literature that challenges the concept that European aesthetics are superior to African-inspired cultures"--
Subject
  1. 1900-1999
  2. Caribbean fiction (Spanish) > 20th century > History and criticism
  3. Caribbean literature > African influences
  4. Spirituality in literature
  5. Resistance (Philosophy) in literature
  6. Caribbean fiction (Spanish)
  7. Civilization > African influences
  8. Caribbean Area > Civilization > African influences
  9. Caribbean Area
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Contents
  1. (De)constructing the darker image of Africa -- El reino de este mundo : the first Ashé-Cuban novel of resistance -- Quince Duncan and La paz del pueblo -- Cubena and Los nietos de Felicidad Dolores -- Manuel Zapara Olivella and Changó: el gran putas.
Call number
  1. Sc E 21-842
Note
  1. This book is a substantial reworking of the author's dissertation titled The Afro-Caribbean Novel of Resistance: African Ontology in the Works of Alejo Carpentier, Quince Duncan, Carlos Guillermo Wilson, and Manuel Zapata Olivella.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Edison, Thomas Wayne, 1963- author.
Title
  1. The Ashé-Caribbean literary aesthetic in the Cuban, Colombian, Costa Rican, and Panamanian novel of resistance / Thomas Wayne Edison.
Publisher
  1. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local note
  1. AUTH: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.
Chronological term
  1. 1900-1999
Local subject
  1. Black author.
LCCN
  1. 2020032820
ISBN
  1. 9781498597470 hardcover ; alkaline paper
  2. 1498597475 hardcover ; alkaline paper
Research call number
  1. Sc E 21-842
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