Glyne Griffith, “The BBC and the Development of Anglophone Caribbean Literature, 1943-1958” (Palgrave MacMillan, 2016)
New Books in Literary Studies
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The Peasant as Emblem of Dispossession in Caribbean Literature
This chapter explores the role of the peasant in Anglophone Caribbean literature, highlighting how middle class writers utilize the peasantry to reflect shared experiences of dispossession from colonial rule. It examines themes of alienation and landlessness, framing the peasant as a powerful symbol of anti-colonial resistance in literary works from the mid-20th century.
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