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Publication Date
2015-05-26
Pages
360
ISBN
9780300195590

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300195591
ISBN-13
9780300195590
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204268680

Product Key Features

Book Title
Poetry of Haitian Independence
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Language
Eng,Fre
Topic
Slavery, Caribbean & Latin American
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Literary Criticism, Poetry, Social Science
Author
Norman R. Shapiro
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2014-041574
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This groundbreaking collection shines a much-needed light on the diverse styles, themes, and politics of post-Revolutionary Haitian poetry, as well as on the importance of such verse in public life. It will be enormously valuable for scholars and students of Haitian literature and history, as well as for anyone interested in nineteenth-century transatlantic literary cultures."--Kate Ramsey, author of The Spirits and the Law: Vodou and Power in Haiti, "The translation is a tour de force. This is an essential missing link to work on the African diaspora, on Haiti, and most importantly not only on comparative slaveries, but on comparative revolutions."--Alessandra Benedicty, City College of New York, "This collection presents for the first time an alternative history of Haiti right after the only successful revolution of slaves in the New World. There is simply nothing like it."--Colin Dayan, author of Haiti, History, and the Gods, " Poetry of Haitian Independence is a magnificent accomplishment, overcoming the stigma of 'collective bovarism' with erudition and grace to bring readers a wealth of largely unknown, often stirring poetry that sheds light on the cultural, historical, and political development of Haiti following its 1804 independence."--Nick Nesbitt, Princeton University, "This collection presents for the first time an alternative history of Haiti right after the only successful revolution of slaves in the New World. There is simply nothing like it."--Colin Dayan, author of Haiti, History, and the Gods, "Doris Kadish is already known for her valuable and subtle contributions to the study of women and slavery. Together with Deborah Jensen's talent and Norman Shapiro's elegant translations, we are treated to a polyphonic book which revives the lost voices of long forgotten poets. The importance and complexity of the Haitian revolution comes to life in page after page."--Maryse Condé, author of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, "Doris Kadish is already known for her valuable and subtle contributions to the study of women and slavery. Together with Deborah Jenson's talent and Norman Shapiro's elegant translations, we are treated to a polyphonic book which revives the lost voices of long forgotten poets. The importance and complexity of the Haitian revolution comes to life in page after page."--Maryse Cond, author of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, "Doris Kadish is already known for her valuable and subtle contributions to the study of women and slavery. Together with Deborah Jenson's talent and Norman Shapiro's elegant translations, we are treated to a polyphonic book which revives the lost voices of long forgotten poets. The importance and complexity of the Haitian revolution comes to life in page after page."--Maryse Condé, author of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
Dewey Decimal
841.008/097294
Synopsis
At the turn of the nineteenth century, Haiti became the first and only modern country born from a slave revolt. During the first decades of Haitian independence, a wealth of original poetry was created by the inhabitants of the former French Caribbean island colony and published in Haitian newspapers. These deeply felt poems celebrated the legitimacy of the new nation and the value of the authors' African origins while revealing a common mission shared by all Haitians in the young republic: freedom from oppressors and equality for all. This powerfully moving collection of Haitian verse written between 1804 and the late 1840s sheds a much-needed light on an important and often neglected period in Haiti's literary history. Editors Doris Kadish and Deborah Jenson have gathered together poetry that has remained largely unknown and difficult to access since its original publication two centuries ago. Featuring superb translations from the original French by Norman Shapiro and a foreword by the Haitian-born novelist Edwidge Danticat, this essential volume stands as a monument to a turning point in Haitian and world history and makes a significant corpus of poetry accessible to a wide audience for the first time.
LC Classification Number
PQ3946.5.E5P64 2015

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