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Caribbean Literature
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This guide was designed by Elita Kalma to help identify resources on Caribbean Literature and related topics in the FAU Boca Raton Library. The electronic resources are available from the FAU Libraries home page by following the link entitled Indexes/ Databases or Articles. Some of these resources have full-text articles available online. To access these resources from off campus, use the Off-Campus Connect link and log in using your 14-digit Owl Card number. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk by telephone (561-297-3785) or send e-mail lyref@fau.edu.
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This is a valuable tool for discovering Central American and Caribbean literature. Organized alphabetically by nation, 42 sections hold listings for thousands of authors from every nation in the Caribbean and Central America. This is an authoritative and exhaustive bibliographic resource essential for research in postcolonial literature of the Caribbean and beyond. Index included. 1630 pages.
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Some of the freshest, most vital, and diverse new literature written in the twentieth century has emerged from the Caribbean. And central to Caribbean literature is the short story, with its ties with the oral tradition. Now, The Oxford Book …[more]
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The earliest form of Caribbean literature is oral literature, consisting of a rich folktale tradition, legends and myths, and songs and poetry. It flourishes today in popular music, such as the calypso, the Cuban son, and the Puerto Rican bomba; in storytelling customs derived from West Africa and India; and in supernatural tales from African religions, including Santería, Lucumi, Vodun, and Shango. Caribbean oral literature ... thrives in proverbs, riddles, and sayings that reinterpret African, European, and East Indian traditions. Prominent among these are anancy (spider trickster) stories; animal dilemma tales, which typically teach a moral lesson; stories of village life or evil women; tall tales; and rhetorical flourishes, such as boasting, toasts, and speeches.
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Start your New Year in the Caribbean as you soak up the sun and knowledge of St. Croix's culture and literature. The attraction of St. Croix's beaches has made it a unique place to study cultures from all over the world as travelers for centuries have made the island a frequent stop on their journeys. Read about their experiences while you undertake some of your own.
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Search for “postcolonial” and “Caribbean literature” as keywords; limit the search to the Contemporary Literary Criticism database; and specify the format type as Critical Essays: this search retrieves 26 full text articles on postcolonial literature of the Caribbean. Broadening the search using "postcolonial" and "literature" produces over 100 articles in full text.
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