Washed by the Gulf Stream: The Historic and Geographic Relation of Irish and Caribbean Literature - Hardcover

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The waters, warm and cold, wash over the shores on every side. The similarity has not gone unnoticed by either island nation. Plantations on one imaginary nation mirror the "big houses" on the other, and McGarrity (English, Long Island U.) puts colonial and post-colonial theories to work to analyze the similarities and differences. Along with her findings about traditional exile narratives and contemporary accounts of the perils of emigration, she offers criticism of specific authors (Joyce's and Walcott's epics of place, for example) and diasporic works. She finds that the complex interplay of cultures within Ireland and the Caribbean shapes literary perceptions of the islands they inhabit both literally and metaphorically. The result is a fascinating study of the continuing effects of empire long after political independence. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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