Carnival and national identity in the poetry of Afrocubanismo /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Thomas F. Anderson.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Gainesville, Fla. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University Press of Florida,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvi, 341 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The poetry associated with Afrocubanismo has been of great interest to academics since the movement began in the late 1920s. Thomas Anderson's detailed analysis infuses new life into the study of these remarkable works. Focusing on the representations of carnival and its comparsas (carnival bands and music), it offers new readings of poems by seminal Cuban poets, demonstrating how their writings on and about these traditions both contributed to and detracted from the development of a recognizable Afro-Cuban identity.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
International Standard Book Number
9780813035581
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Blacks in literature.
Carnival in literature.
Cuban poetry-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
Cuban poetry-- Black authors-- History and criticism.