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Hacking Classical Forms in Haitian Literature

Name: Hacking Classical Forms in Haitian Literature
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9780367410292
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ISBN: 9780367410292

Contributor(s): Hawkins, Tom Author Format: Hardback

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ISBN	9780367410292
Publisher	Routledge
Publication date	September 2023
Language	English
MRP	£171.99 GBP
Page count	280
Item weight	126 g

This is the first book to study how Haitian authors - from independence in 1804 to the modern Haitian diaspora - have adapted Greco-Roman material and harnessed it to Haiti's legacy as the world's first anti-colonial nation-state.

In nine chronologically organized chapters built around individual Haitian authors, Hawkins takes readers on a journey through one strand of Haitian literary history that draws on material from ancient Greece and Rome. This cross-disciplinary exploration is composed in a way that invites all readers to discover a rich and exciting cultural exchange that foregrounds the variety of ways that Haitian authors have 'hacked classical forms' as part of their creative process. Students of ancient Mediterranean cultures will learn about a branch of the Greco-Roman legacy that has never been deeply explored. Experts in Caribbean culture will find a robust register of Haitian literature that will enrich familiar texts. And those interested in anti-colonial movements will encounter a host of examples of artists creatively engaging with literary monuments from the past in ways that always keep the Haitian experience in central focus.

Written in a broadly accessible style, Hacking Classical Forms in Haitian Literature appeals to anyone interested in Haiti, Haitian literature and history, anti-colonial literature, or classical reception studies.

Hacking Classical Forms in Haitian Literature

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Hawkins, Tom Author

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