Scarlet Ibises and the Poetics of Relation: Perse, Walcott and Glissant
Focusing on Derek Walcott’s “The Season of Phantasmal Peace,” this paper argues that Walcott’s obsession with birds closely connects him to Edouard Glissant—and Saint-John Perse. Resurgent images (of birds) and ideas bind these major Caribbean poets, proving the very “Caribbeanness” that Glissant th...
Tallennettuna:
| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces, |
|---|---|
| Päätekijä: | |
| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Kieli: | Anglais |
| Julkaistu: |
Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2022
|
| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Yhteenveto: | Focusing on Derek Walcott’s “The Season of Phantasmal Peace,” this paper argues that Walcott’s obsession with birds closely connects him to Edouard Glissant—and Saint-John Perse. Resurgent images (of birds) and ideas bind these major Caribbean poets, proving the very “Caribbeanness” that Glissant theorized as early as his first seminal essay, Le discours antillais (1981). |
|---|