C.L.R. James: A Critical IntroductionUniversity Press of Mississippi, 1997 - 199 pages This study of C. L. R. James's writings is the first to look at them as literature and not as theory. This sustained analysis of his major published works places them in the context of his less well-known writings and offers an encompassing critique of one of the African diaspora's most significant thinkers and writers. Here the author of Black Jacobins, World Revolution, A History of Pan-African Revolt, , Beyond a Boundary, and the lyric novel Minty Alley is seen not only as among the great political philosophers but also as the literary artist that he remained, from his first writings in his native Trinidad through his underground years in America, to his final essays and speeches in London. The writings of James have inspired revolutionaries on three continents. They have altered the course of historiography, shown that way toward independent black political struggles, and established a base for much of today's study of culture. This study evaluates them as powerful works of literature. |
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... story , “ La Divina Pastora , " purports to be a nearly transparent report of oral tradition . The story was first printed in Saturday Review in 1927 and was selected by E. J. O'Brien for his Best Short Stories volume of 1928. It is ...
... story as he was at the beginning . At its most basic level of signification , James's story illustrates the plain moral that one must be careful what one wishes for . However , the story also succeeds , with its deft characterization ...
... stories such as “ Turner's Prosperity " and " The Star That Would Not Shine . " " Turner's Prosperity " appeared in the first issue of Trinidad , published at Christmastime in 1929. In this story , a working man and his wife , presented ...
Contents
SPHERES Of Existence WHAT MAISie Knew | 3 |
AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF VICTORY | 51 |
THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT | 95 |
Copyright | |
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