- Title
- Selvon and the Limits of Heroism: A Reading of The Plains of Caroni
- Author/Creator
- Roydon Salick
- Publication Details
- Shades of Empire in Colonial and Post-Colonial Literatures, pp.221-234
- Annotation
- In comparing Balgobin with Santiago, Salick argues that while The Plains of Caroni (1970) is not as parabolic as The Old Man and the Sea, both protagonists fall into the category of traditional epic hero. Concludes that in their courageous struggles to preserve their obsolete ways of life, Santiago and Balgobin are men to be honored and emulated.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Record Identifier
- 991015132177403691
Book chapter
Selvon and the Limits of Heroism: A Reading of The Plains of Caroni
Shades of Empire in Colonial and Post-Colonial Literatures, pp.221-234
1993
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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