Walcott and Naipaul: History and Myth

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Walcott and Naipaul: History and Myth

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53 minutes

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Oct 26, 2011

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Catherine Brown, Lecturer in English Literature, compares West Indian writers Derek Walcott and Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul on their attitudes towards history and myth.

Released:

Oct 26, 2011

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