Poetics of Relation
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Poetics of Relation
Édouard Glissant's most celebrated, scintillating philosophical work sets out a new poetic vision for the world.
'We cry our cry of poetry. Our boats are open, and we sail them for everyone.'
In Poetics of Relation, his most celebrated philosophical work, Édouard Glissant turns the Caribbean reality of his life into a complex, energetic vision of a world in transformation. We come to see that relation in all its senses—telling, listening, connecting, and the parallel consciousness of self and surroundings—is the key to revolutionising mentalities and reshaping societies.
We are not rooted, but ever-changing; we have a right to opacity and to difference, wherever we are. Told in scintillating prose, this unique exploration of language, slavery, and poetic freedom narrates an Antillean identity, but also that of the whole world.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241733110
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Betsy Wing
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 192g
Pages: 256
About the Author
douard Glissant (1928-2011) was a poet, novelist, playwright, philosopher and literary critic, and was a leading voice in postcolonial theory and Caribbean literature. Born in Martinique, he studied at the Lycee Sch?lcher and the Sorbonne in Paris. He was the Distinguished Professor of French at City University of New York, Graduate Center, and was the recipient of the Prix Renaudot and the Prix Charles Veillon. His works include Poetics of Relation, Caribbean Discourse, Faulkner Mississippi, and The Ripening.
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