Conversations with Derek Walcott

University Press of Mississippi (Editora)

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When Derek Walcott was awarded the Nobel Prize, he was cited for “a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment.” The lively interviews in this collection reveal Walcott’s generous and brilliant intelligence as well as his strong, forthright opinions. He discusses the craft of poetry, the status of contemporary poetry and drama, his founding of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, and his views on a number of influential writers, including Eliot, Auden, Brodsky, Heaney, and Naipaul.

Boldly speaking his mind, Walcott takes many controversial positions on a wide range of subjects, such as Caribbean and U.S. politics, literary instruction in American universities, the proper role of sound in modern poetry, and the “ego” apparent in contemporary American poetry, and problems of race. Whatever the subject, Walcott responds fully and candidly.

Sobre o Livro

Coletânea de entrevistas com Derek Walcott que aborda a prática da poesia, o teatro caribenho e a relação entre som e verso; inclui discussões sobre figuras literárias como Eliot, Auden e Naipaul.

O livro reúne conversas sobre ensino de literatura em universidades americanas, política no Caribe e nos EUA, e a atuação do Trinidad Theatre Workshop; material útil para cursos de literatura comparada e estudos pós-coloniais.

Formato pensado para leitores acadêmicos e para público geral interessado em processos criativos, com respostas diretas do autor sobre técnicas poéticas, dramaturgia e questões raciais.