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Humor in the Caribbean Literary Canon

Humor in the Caribbean Literary Canon

Description

Humor in the Caribbean Literary Canon intimately examines Caribbean writers who engage canonical Western texts and forms, while using humor to challenge Western representations of people of African descent.

Keywords

Literary CriticismModern20th CenturySocial ScienceRegional StudiesSemiotics & TheorySociologyLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeAnthropologyCultural & SocialMinority Studies

2012Book

Author(s)Sam Vásquez

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9781137010285

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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