First Poems
First published in 1945, this compilation features the work of Jamaican poet George Campbell. Perceptive and inspirational, these poems consider the events that marked the nationalist struggle for Jamaican independence, such as the imprisonment of militants by British colonial authorities, the appalling social conditions that drove the masses to revolt, and the desperate poverty of the black majority. Honoring martyred heroes of the Jamaican struggle against slavery and colonialism, Campbell writes about the hopes and consolations to be derived from religious faith, but a faith in which Jesus and Lenin were not necessarily incompatible icons.…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-84523-149-1
- EAN: 9781845231491
- Produktnummer: 7309981
- Verlag: Peepal Tree Press Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 168 S.
- Masse: H13.4 cm x B20.8 cm x D1.4 cm 220 g
- Gewicht: 220
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
George Campbell was a journalist and critic at the Daily Gleaner and Public Opinion in Jamaica. He was the cofounder of the literary magazine Focus anda consultant for the Institute of Jamaica and the People's National Party news archives.
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