The Tempest and Babouk

Granted that Babouk is a timely and creative effort at describing injustice and oppression from the viewpoint of the victim, as Professor Wald contends in "The Subaltern" (Monthly Review, April 1992). However, along with that statement of appreciation, he attacks Shakespeare vehemently, if briefly. His criticism is directed at The Tempest which he cites as a negative object lesson rectified by work such as Babouk. On the issue of European aggrandizement at the expense of the native peoples of the other continents, Endore contributes towards setting the record straight which Shakespeare has at least tacitly twisted in a Eurocentric direction if not helped to create, Professor Wald argues.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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