LIT 337 - Caribbean Literature

Institution:

Bentley University

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Description:

Introduces students to the literature of the Caribbean. Texts will be selected from the offerings of several islands and from various genres: novel, poetry and short fiction. Emphasis will be placed on the shaping influences of the island's rich mystical heritage and on questions of personal identity. The effects of slavery, African cultural survivals, and the role played by the English, French, Spanish colonials, white creoles, mulattoes, and blacks in forming the cultural mosaic of the island will be studied. Students will read the works of such authors as V.S. Naipaul, Jean Rhys, Jacques Roumain, Derek Waltcott and Esmeralda Santiago among others. D I

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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