Third Space: Derek Walcott’s Formation of Identity in Omeros

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1 Faculty of Arts , Aswan University

2 English Department, Faculty of Languages, Aswan University

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This research article discusses the form of hyphenated identity during the third stage of Derek Walcott's poetry, which refers to the occupation of an in-between space between the two parties of hyphenated identity. Therefore, the study in this research article is based on one of the related notions of Homi K. Bhabha, which is the concept of Third Space, to be the critical basis for studying the poetry of this stage. Among Walcott's works of art, which he produced in the last quarter of his poetic career, Omeros is selected for analysis. The research article examines how such concepts of neutral identity and third space are represented in the artistic composition of the poem by analysing its themes, protagonists, and language, in addition to studying the elements of narration, setting, figurative images, and the music of rhythm and rhyme. Moreover, it explains how Omeros settles the relationship between the traditions of Western literature and Caribbean culture as the dual origins of the poet. Thus, this research article revolves around the question: Does the Third Space approach achieve salvation from the crisis of hyphenated identity, or will the suffering continue? At the end of the research article, the results of the analytical study of the poem are presented; they reveal a sense of cultural maturity.

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