Aimé Césaire andThe Divine Comedy
Self-enlightenment and the dialectic of relation inAnd the Dogs Were Silent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2179110 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Allen-Paisant (0000-0002-5705-0522, corresponding author), Jason Allen (0000-0003-2558-9061) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 482-494 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449855.2017.1292182 |
| OpenAlex | W2603189773 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article offers a close reading of the lyrical drama And the Dogs Were Silent, and Aimé Césaire's unique deployment of a Dantean imaginary. It argues, specifically, that Dante's "symbolic process" in the Commedia provides a metaphorical structure for the hero's initiation in this work and for the poet's articulation of a philosophy of postcolonial relationality. Showing how Dante's katabasis is used to analogize the creative power of Césaire's hellish abyss, it offers Édouard Glissant's theory of Relation as a guiding framework to emphasize fluid connectivity in Césaire's poetic project
Art · Comedy · Dialectic · Enlightenment · Humanities · Literature · Relation (database · Theology · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Computer Science · Latin American Literature Studies · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |