Sugar Cane

Name: Sugar Cane
SKU: 1736160
Price: 361.00 NZD
Availability: InStock

A Poem

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback

Show Hide Adult Content

$361.00

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Free Delivery with Primate

Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $90.25 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $60.17 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 11-21 June using International Courier

Description

First published in 1764, this volume is a major work in the history of Anglophone Caribbean literature. It is the only poem written in the Caribbean before the 20th century to achieve a place in the western canon. Grainger sought to interpret his personal experience of the Caribbean through his wide and deep reading in literature, from the Greeks and Milton. This achievement is a "West Indian Georgic", challenging assumptions about poetic diction and the proper subject-matter of poetry, and boldly asserting the importance of the Caribbean to the 18th century British empire. this is the first reliable text and critical study of the poems, offering an extensive introduction and notes with new information on Grainger's life and the origins and reception of the poem, as well as its influence on later Caribbean writers. James Grainger (1721-1766), doctor, poet and translator, is well-known figure in 18th century English literature. A Scotsman by birth and a St Kittian by origin, his many poems and essays reflect the reactionary writings emerging against English cultural hegemony at the time and offer a keen insight into the re-writing of the prevalent colonial discourse.

Release date NZ

March 1st, 2000

Author

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Volume editor John Gilmore

Edition

New edition

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Pages

354

Dimensions

140x216x18

ISBN-13

9780485121483

Product ID

1736160

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here