Aspects of Primitivism in the West Indian Novel of the 1930s

Authors

  • Rodney J. MacIntosh The College of The Bahamas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v3i0.75

Abstract

An exploration of how West Indian writers of the 1930s contrasted their vision of the "primitive" and natural Caribbean lifestyle with the corrosive and artificial values of the West. Novels discussed are: Claude McKay. Banana Bottom (1933); C.L.R. James. Minty Alley (1936) and Edgar Mittelholzer. Corentyne Thunder (1941).

Author Biography

Rodney J. MacIntosh, The College of The Bahamas

Lecturer The College of The Bahamas

References

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James, C. L. R. (1975). Minty alley. New Beacon Books.

King, B. (Ed.). (1979). West Indian Literature. Macmillan.

Louis, J. (Ed.). (1968). The islands in between: Essays on West Indian literature. Oxford University Press.

McKay, C. (1961). Banana bottom. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Mittelholzer, E. (1970). Corentyne thunder. Heinemann Educational Books.

Ramchand, K. (1974). The West Indian novel and its background. Faber and Faber.

Ramchand, K. (1976). An Introduction to the Sstudy of West Indian literature. Thomas Nelson and Sons.

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Published

2008-02-28

How to Cite

MacIntosh, R. J. (2008). Aspects of Primitivism in the West Indian Novel of the 1930s. International Journal of Bahamian Studies, 3, 37–46. https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v3i0.75

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Vol. 3 (1982): College Forum

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