Niblett, Michael (2014) Specters in the forest : Gothic Form and world-ecology in Edgar Mittelholzer's My Bones and My Flute. Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticis, 18 (2). pp. 53-68. 44. doi:10.1215/07990537-2739839 ISSN 0799-0537.

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Abstract

Arguing for an understanding of the capitalist world-system as the interpretative horizon of world-literature, this essay considers how the formal and stylistic mannerisms of Edgar Mittelholzer's My Bones and My Flute (1955) register the contradictory inflection of capitalist modernity in Guyana. Specifically, it uses Mittelholzer's narrative as a means to approach these issues in environmental terms. The novel's amalgamation of Euro-American gothic tropes and Guyanese folklore, the author argues, registers the “bewitching” impact of the sugar industry on the socioecological development of Guyana. The analysis is framed by geographer Jason W. Moore's concept of “world-ecology,” which designates the epochal reorganization of the worldwide production of nature that was integral to the rise of the capitalist world-economy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > English and Comparative Literary Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticis
Publisher:	Duke University Press
ISSN:	0799-0537
Official Date:	2014
Dates:	Date Event 2014 Published
Volume:	18
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 53-68
Article Number:	44
DOI:	10.1215/07990537-2739839
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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