Education
Laurence Breiner studied at Boston College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English, summa cum laude, in 1968. Later Breiner earned a Master of Philosophy in Comparative Literature at Yale University in 1971 and a Ph. D. in 1973.
Laurence Breiner's portrait.
140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
Laurence Breiner studied at Boston College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English, summa cum laude, in 1968.
New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Breiner earned a Master of Philosophy in Comparative Literature at Yale University in 1971 and a Ph. D. in 1973.
2015
Vladimir Lucien receives his prize at the Bocas Lit Fest from Laurence Breiner, chairman of the Poetry judging panel for the competition.
Laurence Breiner listening to his colleagues.
2015
Vladimir Lucien receives his prize at the Bocas Lit Fest from Laurence Breiner, chairman of the Poetry judging panel for the competition.
140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
Laurence Breiner studied at Boston College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English, summa cum laude, in 1968.
Laurence Breiner listening to his colleagues.
New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Breiner earned a Master of Philosophy in Comparative Literature at Yale University in 1971 and a Ph. D. in 1973.
(This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for re...)
This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for readers making their first approach to poetry in English written in the Caribbean. It offers a comprehensive literary history from the 1920s to the 1980s, with particular attention to the relationship of West Indian poetry to European, African and American literature. Close readings of individual poems give detailed analysis of social and cultural issues at work in the writing. Laurence Breiner's exposition speaks powerfully about the defining forces in Caribbean culture from colonialism to resistance and decolonization.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DM26WB8/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(With an eye to his particular importance as a documentari...)
With an eye to his particular importance as a documentarian of Anglophone Caribbean history and culture, this critical analysis of Eric Roach's published poetry interprets his work in the context of a broader study of the intersections of his poetic life, the political events he experienced, and the seminal debates about art and cultureboth "high" and "low"in which he took part. With an eye to his particular importance as a documentarian of Anglophone Caribbean history and culture, this critical analysis of Eric Roach's published poetry interprets his work in the context of a broader study of the intersections of his poetic life, the political events he experienced, and the seminal debates about art and culture both "high" and "low" in which he took part.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Yeats-Politics-Caribbean-Poetry/dp/1845230477/?tag=2022091-20
2008
Laurence Breiner studied at Boston College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English, summa cum laude, in 1968. Later Breiner earned a Master of Philosophy in Comparative Literature at Yale University in 1971 and a Ph. D. in 1973.
Through the course of his career, Laurence Breiner worked a lot as an educator. In the spring of 1971, he worked as a teaching assistant in "Classical Comedy" at Yale University. In the fall of the same year, he worked as a convener in "Introduction to Comparative Literature" at the Hall seminar at Yale's Branford College. From 1972 to 1973 Breiner worked as an Instructor for Boston University, and later, in 1973-1981 as an Assistant Professor of English. Then, from 1976 to 1978 he was a Research Fellow at the University of the West Indies, Mona (Jamaica).
From 1980 to 1981 Breiner held the office of a Fellow at National Endowment for the Humanities. Later he became an Associate Professor of English, with tenure, and in 2000 - a Professor of English. In 2004 he worked as a Visiting Professor in American Studies at the University of Tokyo.
Laurence Breiner also works as a writer and has his writings published. Breiner focuses more attention on the West Indian Poetry with his An Introduction to West Indian Poetry. The first chapter of the work focuses on the role of the writer in society, and Breiner notes the importance of local journals, poetry clubs, and scholarly organizations and conferences to West Indian poets and readers. He studies the cultural and geographic origins of various poets, including Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Derek Walcott, Jean Binta Breeze, Claude McKay, Michael Smith, and Linton Kwesi Johnson.
Keith Alan Sprouse, writing in World Literature Today, noted that in his book Breiner “situates the (anglophone) West Indies within the broader context of the Hispanophone and Francophone Caribbean, offering short sections on Afro-Cubanism. Negritude. and Haitian Indigenism, as well as some helpful allusions to U.S. African American writing of the period." Breiner establishes the relationship of West Indian poetry with that of Europe, Africa, and America and provides an analysis of how history from colonialism and resistance to decolonization are documented in poetry over time. A contributor to Modern Language Studies pointed out that one of the book's strengths “is the historical and social context of poetry in English written in the Caribbean."
Laurence Breiner is a respected Professor of English, awarded high posts in various periods of his career. He is also a productive author and contributor to different books, including The Art of Derek Walcott, 1991; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 125: Twentieth-Century Caribbean and Black African Authors,1993; West Indian Literature, 1995; and Communities of the Air, 2003.
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2008(This introduction to West Indian poetry is written for re...)
1998
Laurence Breiner was a Henderson Senior Fellow of the Humanities Foundation at Boston University from 2010 to 2011.
Humanities Foundation, Boston University , United States
2010 - 2011
Laurence Breiner was a Senior Fellow of the Society of Fellows at Boston University from 1998 to 1999.
Society of Fellows, Boston University , United States
1998 - 1999
Laurence Breiner was a Rockefeller Fellow at the Center for the Study of Black Literature and Culture, at the University of Pennsylvania from 1991 to 1992.
Center for the Study of Black Literature and Culture, University of Pennsylvania , United States
1991 - 1992
Laurence Breiner was a Senior Fellow of the Society of Fellows at Boston University from 1989 to 1990.
Society of Fellows, Boston University , United States
1989 - 1990
Laurence Breiner was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in 1968.
Woodrow Wilson Fellow
1968
