West Indies Ltd.
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West Indies Ltd. is a landmark poetry collection by Cuban writer Nicolás Guillén that powerfully critiques colonialism, racism, and social injustice in the Caribbean through Afro-Cuban rhythms and vernacular language.
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| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection → |
| associatedWith |
Black consciousness in the Caribbean
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anti-imperialist movements in Latin America → |
| author |
Nicolás Guillén
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| contributorTo |
Caribbean literature
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Latin American poetry → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Cuba
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| genre |
poetry
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| hasCulturalContext |
Afro-Cuban culture
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Caribbean colonial history → |
| hasForm |
poetry book
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| hasLiteraryForm |
lyric poetry
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political poetry → |
| hasPerspective |
anti-colonial
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anti-racist → socially engaged → |
| hasPoliticalDimension |
Marxist-influenced social critique
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| hasSubject |
U.S. economic influence in the Caribbean
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exploitation of Caribbean workers → legacy of slavery in the Caribbean → |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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| language |
Spanish
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| literaryMovement |
Afro-Cuban literature
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Negrismo → |
| mainTheme |
Caribbean identity
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colonialism → racism → social injustice → |
| notableFor |
critique of colonialism in the Caribbean
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integration of Afro-Cuban musical patterns into verse → representation of Afro-Caribbean experience → use of popular and colloquial speech → |
| setting |
Caribbean
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| usesStyle |
Afro-Cuban rhythms
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vernacular language → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Nicolás Guillén
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Nicolás Guillén ("West Indies, Ltd.") → |
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