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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:21:43 -0400
Subject: Re: Ship narratives



It may not fit your program/agenda/syllabus, but there is yet much to be made
from examining Melville's _Redburn_, vis a vis the relation of the
emerging American postcolonial nation to the British one.

Andrew

On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Elizabeth Deloughrey wrote:

> Hi Everyone
> I am putting together a syllabus which looks at trans-oceanic journeys
> written by poco writers where a good portion of the narrative takes place on
> a ship. I have a list of the obvious suspects--Lamming, Hearne, Walcott,
> Danticat etc. I am trying to find other works (any genre, including
> history/theory) beyond Afro-Caribbean. Any suggestions? Thanks, Liz
> 
> 
> 
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