Derek Walcott and the Creation of a Classical Caribbean
McConnell, Justine / Jansen, Laura
Throughout his career, Derek Walcott turned to the literature and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. His book-length poem recasting the epics of Homer, Virgil and Dante in St Lucia is best-known in this regard, yet Omeros is only the pinnacle of a lengthy and lively dialogue that Walcott developed between the ancient Mediterranean and the modern Caribbean, both before and after its publication. Derek Walcott and the Creation of a Classical C...