Macedo, Lynne (2001) Fiction and film : the influence of cinema on writers from Trinidad and Jamaica 1950-1985. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This thesis considers the relationship between film and novels that were published by writers from Trinidad and Jamaica between the years 1950 - 1985. Through close textual analysis and by utilising a combination of cinematic and literary theories, the thesis examines the extent to which filmic references have been absorbed into
fictional writing and reflects upon the implications for such cultural transformations. The thesis also provides a detailed, historical background to the development of cinema in both islands, with a further analysis of the specific role played by the Hindi film in Trinidad. The interdisciplinary nature of the literary analysis and the detailed historical data contained herein should be considered an original contribution to knowledge within the field of Caribbean studies.

Item Type:	Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion Pictures P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Caribbean literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism, Trinidadian and Tobagonian literature (English), Jamaican literature -- History and criticism, Motion pictures, Hindi, Motion pictures -- Influence
Official Date:	September 2001
Dates:	Date Event September 2001 Completion
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Centre for Caribbean Studies
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Dabydeen, David
Extent:	267 leaves.
Language:	eng

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