James Arnold here presents in its political and culture context the work of the greatest visionary poet writing in French since the Romantic period. Aime' Ce'saire's surrealism is seen as subverting, in the name of black experience, the very European high moderism he assimilated and employed.
Language
English
Pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publisher
iUniverse
Release
March 04, 2000
ISBN
1583481338
ISBN 13
9781583481332
Modernism and Negritude: The Poetry and Poetics of Aime Cesaire
James Arnold here presents in its political and culture context the work of the greatest visionary poet writing in French since the Romantic period. Aime' Ce'saire's surrealism is seen as subverting, in the name of black experience, the very European high moderism he assimilated and employed.