Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity

Download or read book Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity written by Édouard Glissant and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reproduces the texts of four lectures, followed by discussions, and two interviews with Lise Gauvin published in 'Introduction à une poétique du divers' (1996); and also four further interviews from 'L'Imaginaire des langues' (Lise Gauvin, 2010). It covers a wide range of topics but key recurring themes are creolisation, language and langage, culture and identity, 'monolingualism', the 'Chaos-world' and the role of the writer.