A Reader's Guide to West Indian and Black British Literature

Aaron African alienation André Deutsch becomes Black British Black British Literature black writers Brathwaite's Britain Caliban Calypso Calypsonian Carnival character childhood civilization colonial experience colonial relations colonial society colour consciousness creative creole Crusoe cultural David Dabydeen depicts Derek Walcott Dragon Can't Dance drama dramatises dream Edward Brathwaite eighteenth century Emigrants England English Equiano European evocation evoked exile explored fantasies Francis freedom Galahad George Lamming Heinemann Caribbean Writers human Iago illusion imaginative immigrants instance island Jamaica Lamming's language Laputa literary lives London Major Texts Marlow Mary Seacole Mimic Men Moses murder nationalism natives novel Othello plantation play poem poet poetry political Prospero racial racism rastafarians relationship Republished in Heinemann reveal rhythm ritual Sancho savage Selvon sense slave slavery slum social song spiritual story theme tradition Trinidad V.S. Naipaul V.S. Reid violence vision West Indian literature West Indian writers West Indies woman women