French Literature Reviews - 2026

C. Edwards, Les Dramaturges antillaises. Cruauté, créolité, conscience féminine
Francophone and Oral Literatures

Carole Edwards, Les Dramaturges antillaises. Cruauté, créolité, conscience féminine
Paris, L'Harmattan, collection "Études transnationales, francophones et comparées", 2008, 206 p.
EAN: 9782296051997

19.50 €

Publisher's Overview:

This book attempts to redefine Caribbean identity through the study of plays written by female authors (Maryse Condé, Simone Schwarz-Bart, Michèle and Ina Césaire, Gerty Dambury, and Suzanne Dracius). Drama is first examined as an expression of the body, music, and dance through the lens of a theater of cruelty, serving as a mirror of Caribbean consciousness. Tracing theoretical movements from Negritude to Diversity, the study positions the role of female-authored Caribbean theater as a catalyst for the future of Caribbean identity.

Carole Edwards examines plays by authors such as Maryse Condé, Simone Schwarz-Bart, Michèle and Ina Césaire, Gerty Dambury, and Suzanne Dracius. The volume explores how drama functions as an expression of the body, music, and dance through the lens of a theater of cruelty, serving as a mirror of Caribbean consciousness. Tracing theoretical movements from Negritude to Diversity, the text considers the role of female-authored Caribbean theater as a catalyst for the future of regional identity. Readers interested in Caribbean literature, Francophone drama, and postcolonial women writers may find this volume relevant.