Caribbean Literary Discourse: Voice and Cultural Identity in the Anglophone Caribbean

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Caribbean Literary Discourse Caribbean Literary Discourse Voice and Cultural Identity in the Anglophone Caribbean Barbara Lalla, Jean D’Costa, and Velma Pollard The UnIVersITy of AlAbAmA Press Tuscaloosa Copyright © 2014 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487–0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Typeface: Caslon Cover design: Jamie Buttram ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Caribbean literary discourse : voice and cultural identity in the Anglophone Caribbean / Barbara Lalla, Jean D’Costa, and Velma Pollard. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8173-1807-9 (trade cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8173-8702-0 (e book) 1. Caribbean literature (English)—History and criticism. 2. Discourse analysis, Literary— Caribbean Area. 3. National characteristics, Caribbean, in literature. I. Lalla, Barbara, 1949– II. D’Costa, Jean. III. Pollard, Velma. PR9210.C35 2014 810.9'9729—dc23 2013017503 you cannot tear my song from my throat you cannot erase the memory of my story you cannot catch my rhythm (for you have to born with that) —olive senior, “meditation on yellow” ...