Chapter 4: Language and the circuit triangulaire
Martin Munro
From Shaping and Reshaping the Caribbean: The Work of Aimé Césaire and René Depestre (2000), pp. 82-111, doi:10.59860/td.c37a176
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| Part of the book: Shaping and Reshaping the Caribbean Martin Munro MHRA Texts and Dissertations 52 Maney Publishing for the Modern Humanities Research Association Abstract. The previous three chapters were mainly concerned with identifying the various representations and influences in Césaire's work, and relating them to one or other point in the circuit triangulaire. This has not always been possible, as each point does not exist in isolation, but is part of a complex set of interdependencies. This and the next chapter examine Césaire's use of language and rhythms and consider how the three points become (con)fused, enmeshed, and overlap each other so that it is increasingly difficult to isolate them. In looking at length at Césaire's use of language and rhythms, I will discover how these become areas of tension, conflict, and uncertainty between the islands, Africa, and Europe. Beginning with the question of language, I will analyse Césaire's linguistic starting point, and the classical post/colonial problem of 'finding a voice'. Full text. This contribution is published as Open Access and can be downloaded as a PDF, or viewed as a PDF in your web browser, here: |
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