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‘One of the most important writers of the French Caribbean’ Guardian
Édouard Glissant’s most celebrated, scintillating philosophical work – which 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, Édouard Glissant turns the Caribbean of his birth into an energetic, multi-layered 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 societies. We are not rooted, but ever-changing; we have a right to difference, wherever we are. Blending dreamlike prose with philosophical brilliance, this unique exploration of language, colonialism, slavery and freedom narrates an Antillean identity, but also that of the whole world, where ‘the poetics of Relation senses, assumes, opens, gathers, scatters, continues, and transforms.’
Translated by Betsy Wing
Editions of Poetics of Relation
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241733110
- EBook
- ISBN 9781802068061
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‘One of the most important writers of the French Caribbean’ Guardian
Édouard Glissant’s most celebrated, scintillating philosophical work – which 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, Édouard Glissant turns the Caribbean of his birth into an energetic, multi-layered 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 societies. We are not rooted, but ever-changing; we have a right to difference, wherever we are. Blending dreamlike prose with philosophical brilliance, this unique exploration of language, colonialism, slavery and freedom narrates an Antillean identity, but also that of the whole world, where ‘the poetics of Relation senses, assumes, opens, gathers, scatters, continues, and transforms.’
Translated by Betsy Wing
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‘One of the most important writers of the French Caribbean’ Guardian
Édouard Glissant’s most celebrated, scintillating philosophical work – which 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, Édouard Glissant turns the Caribbean of his birth into an energetic, multi-layered 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 societies. We are not rooted, but ever-changing; we have a right to difference, wherever we are. Blending dreamlike prose with philosophical brilliance, this unique exploration of language, colonialism, slavery and freedom narrates an Antillean identity, but also that of the whole world, where ‘the poetics of Relation senses, assumes, opens, gathers, scatters, continues, and transforms.’
Translated by Betsy Wing
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Poetics of Relation?
Philosophy and Religion > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social and political philosophy
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Poetics of Relation?
Édouard Glissant
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Poetics of Relation is available as paperback(ISBN 9780241733110) and ebook(ISBN 9781802068061)
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