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Notebook of a Return to the Native Land (Paperback)
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Aime Cesaire's masterpiece, Notebook of a Return to the Native
Land, is a work of immense cultural significance and beauty. The
long poem was the beginning of Cesaire's quest for negritude, and
it became an anthem of Blacks around the world. With its emphasis
on unusual juxtapositions of object and metaphor, manipulation of
language into puns and neologisms, and rhythm, Cesaire considered
his style a "beneficial madness" that could "break into the
forbidden" and reach the powerful and overlooked aspects of black
culture.
Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith achieve a laudable adaptation of
Cesaire's work to English by clarifying double meanings, stretching
syntax, and finding equivalent English puns, all while remaining
remarkably true to the French text. Their treatment of the poetry
is marked with imagination, vigor, and accuracy that will clarify
difficulties for those already familiar with French, and make the
work accessible to those who are not. Andre Breton's introduction,
A Great Black Poet, situates the text and provides a moving tribute
to Cesaire.
Notebook of a Return to the Native Land is recommended for readers
in comparative literature, post-colonial literature, African
American studies, poetry, modernism, and French.
General
Imprint: |
Wesleyan University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2001 |
First published: |
September 2001 |
Translators: |
Clayton Eshleman
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Editors: |
Annette Smith
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Authors: |
Aimé Césaire
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
63 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8195-6452-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-8195-6452-4 |
Barcode: |
9780819564528 |
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