
Sugar Cane
A Poem
John Gilmore(Editor)
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 1. March 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
354 pages
978-0-485-12148-3 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1764, this volume is a major work in the history of Anglophone Caribbean literature. It is the only poem written in the Caribbean before the 20th century to achieve a place in the western canon. Grainger sought to interpret his personal experience of the Caribbean through his wide and deep reading in literature, from the Greeks and Milton. This achievement is a "West Indian Georgic", challenging assumptions about poetic diction and the proper subject-matter of poetry, and boldly asserting the importance of the Caribbean to the 18th century British empire. this is the first reliable text and critical study of the poems, offering an extensive introduction and notes with new information on Grainger's life and the origins and reception of the poem, as well as its influence on later Caribbean writers. James Grainger (1721-1766), doctor, poet and translator, is well-known figure in 18th century English literature. A Scotsman by birth and a St Kittian by origin, his many poems and essays reflect the reactionary writings emerging against English cultural hegemony at the time and offer a keen insight into the re-writing of the prevalent colonial discourse.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
446 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-485-12148-3 (9780485121483)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
James Grainger
Content
"The Sugar -Cane" - a poem; Grainger's preface to the 1764 edition; Book I; Book II; Book III; Book IV; Grainger's notes to "The Sugar-Cane". Appendices: "Great Homer deigned to sing of little mice"; Bryan and Pereene; Colonel Martin's directions for planting and sugar-making; Ramsay's account of plantation day. Additional notes to "The Sugar-Cane".