Derek Walcott

by John Thieme

Overview

This book provides a unique account of Walcott's development as a writer in addition to being the fullest study of his poetry and plays to date.

Discusses all his major works and includes information on his out-of-print and unpublished plays along with .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719042065
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	05/13/1999
Series:	Contemporary World Writers
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

John Thieme is Professor of English Studies at South Bank University

Table of Contents

1. Contexts and intertexts

2. Finding a voice

3. Founding a West Indian theatre

4. The Poet as castaway

5. Renegotiating roles

6. Odysseys

7. Critical overview and conclusion

Editorial Reviews

Derek Walcott is a perceptive and revealing critical introduction to one of the world's greatest living poets. The Charleston Daily News

From the Publisher

In a series showcasing non-Anglo writers outside and in the US and Britain, Thieme (background unspecified) overviews 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Derek's literary output to date; and situates works from his first published poem, , to the 1998 Broadway musical in the West Indies milieu from which they sprang. A chronology (1930-1998) lists dates of the first performance of Walcott's unpublished plays. The primary bibliography lists Walcott's collections of verse, published plays, and a selection of his essays and interviews. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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