A tempest - Aim� C�saire

• 4 stele, bazat pe 1 voturi

C saire's Tempest , in translation by Richard Miller, is a sprightly and song-filled enchantment.

The luminous intelligence of Mr.

C saire's meditation on the absurdities of colonialism shines through the antics of the bewildered characters.

- New York Times The weapon of poetry may be C saire's greatest gift to a modern world still searching for freedom.

As one of the last truly great 'universalists' of the twentieth century, he has had a hand in shaping or critiquing many of the major ideologies and movements of the modern world.

In his own words: 'Poetic knowledge is born in the great silence of scientific knowledge.

' -from the Introduction C saire's rich and insightful adaptation of The Tempest draws on contemporary Caribbean society, the African-American experience and African mythology to raise questions about colonialism, racism and their lasting effects.

AIM C SAIRE was a world-renowned poet, essayist and dramatist, whose best known works include Notebook of a Return to My Native Land , The Tragedy of King Christophe and A Season in the Congo .

He was the founding editor of Tropiques , which was instrumental in establishing the use of surrealism as a political weapon.

He co-formulated the concept of negritude, which urges black Africans to reject assimilation and cultivate consciousness of their racial qualities and heritage.

C saire held a number of government positions in his native Martinique, including that of mayor of Fort-de-France.

C saire died in 2008.

RICHARD MILLER has translated many books, both nonfiction and fiction, including works by Roland Barthes, Brassa? and Albert Camus, as well as poetry, many articles and a number of plays.

Among his more recent translations are Scent by Annick Le Gu rer and Beethoven's Ninth by Esteban Buch, which was published in 2002.

He lives in Paris.