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ELIZABETH ALEXANDER'S AMISTAD: Reading the Black History Poem through the Archive.
- Source :
- Callaloo; Fall2010, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p1041-1058, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "Amistad" by Elizabeth Alexander. It explores how the poem illustrates the genre of the history poem to represent issues of language and translation, that are central to the freedom of the Africans. It also examines how the poem speaks from several perspectives, encompassing different legal and national discourses that defined the rebellion, both for its participants and for the public.
- Subjects :
- POETRY (Literary form)
CRITICISM
FICTION genres
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01612492
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Callaloo
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 59921950
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1353/cal.2010.0073