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In the Shadows of Divine Perfection

Lance Callahan
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      This is an examination of Derek Walcott's "Omeros" (1990) - the St. Lucian poet's longest work and the piece that secured his Nobel Laureate - that reveals the deep-seated bond between the root narratives of ancient Greece to the cultural products and practices of the contemporary Caribbean. It presents a detailed reading of Walcott's highly controversial attempt to craft a Caribbean master narrative. In a detailed analysis of the poem's metrical and structural features, Lance Callahan shows that the poem's most common figures are ancient Aeolic and Sapphic feet. Also common in calypso lyrics, these metrical features suggest an ambiguity where some critics have found a faithful homage to the European canon. A similar ambiguity exists in the poem's use of epic machinery and poetic practice - an ambiguity figured most forcefully in the shadow image. Departing from the detail of syllable stress, toward the broad strokes of the relationship of "Omeros" to its epic precursors, this book also presents an overview of the poem's ideological orientation and a far-reaching critique of post-colonial theory. In this book, Callahan engages some of the most vexing problems of authenticity by rea
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lance Callahan EAN: 9780415968041 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 440 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2003-10-16 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Ancient (Classical) Greek, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets

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      Lance Callahan recently received his Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick, and currently teaches English at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
      This is an examination of Derek Walcott's "Omeros" (1990) - the St. Lucian poet's longest work and the piece that secured his Nobel Laureate - that reveals the deep-seated bond between the root narratives of ancient Greece to the cultural products and practices of the contemporary Caribbean. It presents a detailed reading of Walcott's highly controversial attempt to craft a Caribbean master narrative. In a detailed analysis of the poem's metrical and structural features, Lance Callahan shows that the poem's most common figures are ancient Aeolic and Sapphic feet. Also common in calypso lyrics, these metrical features suggest an ambiguity where some critics have found a faithful homage to the European canon. A similar ambiguity exists in the poem's use of epic machinery and poetic practice - an ambiguity figured most forcefully in the shadow image. Departing from the detail of syllable stress, toward the broad strokes of the relationship of "Omeros" to its epic precursors, this book also presents an overview of the poem's ideological orientation and a far-reaching critique of post-colonial theory. In this book, Callahan engages some of the most vexing problems of authenticity by rea
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Lance Callahan EAN: 9780415968041 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 440 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2003-10-16 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Ancient (Classical) Greek, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets

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      Lance Callahan recently received his Ph.D. from the University of New Brunswick, and currently teaches English at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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