Symbolic Cities in Caribbean Literature

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Symbolic Cities in Caribbean Literature
Author : C. Winks
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Publisher : Springer
Language : English
Release Date : 25 May 2009
ISBN : 9780230621572
Pages : 194 pages
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Utilizing cross-cultural strands, this comparative study analyzes Caribbean literary representations of magic and invisible cities reworking the notion of the city as both instituted social space and imaginary community.

Symbolic Cities in Caribbean Literature

Utilizing cross-cultural strands, this comparative study analyzes Caribbean literary representations of magic and invisible cities reworking the notion of the city as both instituted social space and imaginary community.

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