Voiceprint
Published on 7. June 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-582-78629-5 (ISBN)
Description
An anthology of oral poetry, this book brings together a wealth of different styles, musical expressions, rhythms and dialects in the form of poems, songs, elegies, laments, dub, parang, hosay and calypsos, that illustrate the range of poetic voices in the English-speaking Caribbean.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 192 mm
Width: 126 mm
Weight
297 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-78629-5 (9780582786295)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Legend, tale, narrative and folksong; elegy, lament; calypso; monologues; parang and hosay.