{"product_id":"a-tempest-paperback","title":"A Tempest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAimé Césaire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The weapon of poetry may be Césaire'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--Marxism, nationalism, Pan-Africanism and fascism, among others. All of these ideas are rooted in notions of progress, all are products of modernity, and all fall short when it comes to envisioning a genuinely emancipatory future. Césaire must have known this, which is why more than half a century ago he wrote: 'Poetic knowledge is born in the great silence of scientific knowledge.'\" \u003cb\u003e--From the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCésaire's rich and insightful adaptation of \u003ci\u003eA Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e draws on contemporary Caribbean society, the African-American experience and African mythology to raise questions about colonialism, racism and their lasting effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAimé Césaire\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-2008) was a world-renowned poet, essayist and dramatist, whose best known works include \u003ci\u003eNotebook of a Return to My Native Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of King Christophe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Season in the Congo\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eTropiques\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. Césaire held a number of government positions in his native Martinique, including that of mayor of Fort-de-France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-2010) translated many books, both nonfiction and fiction, including works by Roland Barthes and Albert Camus, as well as poetry, articles, and a number of plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 69\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463463002419,"sku":"9781559362108","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/HJAEep0bfz9781559362108_dab0df3d-e0e6-4c1a-91e6-826c085fa95f.webp?v=1781624294","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/a-tempest-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}