BLACK ODYSSEYS: THE HOMERIC ODYSSEY IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA SINCE 1939

In Black Odysseys McConnell builds on the work of other scholars who have studied the richness and complexity of the relationship between the African diaspora and the classics.4 Through the close examination of anti- and post-colonial artists from around the world (the Caribbean, North America, Afri...

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Published in:Phoenix (Toronto) 2015, Vol.69 (3/4), p.445
Main Author: Derbew, Sarah
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Diaspora
Ellison, Ralph (1914-1994)
Epic literature
Folklore
Herodotus (c. 484 – 425/413 BCE)
Madikizela-Mandela, Winnie
Mandela, Nelson
Motion pictures
Postcolonialism
Rushdie, Salman
Walcott, Derek
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Summary:In Black Odysseys McConnell builds on the work of other scholars who have studied the richness and complexity of the relationship between the African diaspora and the classics.4 Through the close examination of anti- and post-colonial artists from around the world (the Caribbean, North America, Africa, and the UK) who have both adapted and written back to Homer's Odyssey, McConnell explores how these original Odyssean adaptations produce a plurality of creations that enrich the Homeric epic tradition. [...]some of the allusions discussed read as tangential connections rather than as pivotal references.
ISSN:0031-8299
1929-4883