African Literature
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Issues In African Literature
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Author : Charles E. Nnolim
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2010
Issues In African Literature written by Charles E. Nnolim and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Literary Criticism categories.
The multitudinous nature of African literature has always been an issue but really not a problem, although its oral base has been used by expatriate critics to accuse African literature of thin plots, superficial characterisation, and narrative structures. African literature also, it is observed, is a mixed grill: it is oral; it is written in vernacular or tribal tongues; written in foreign tongues English, French, Portuguese and within the foreign language in which it is written, pidgin and creole further bend the already bent language giving African literature a further taint of linguistic impurity. African literature further suffers from the nature of its "newness" and this created problems for the critic. Because it is new, and because its critics are in simultaneous existence with its writers, we confront the problem of "instant analysis". Issues in African Literature continues the debate and tries to clarify contemporary burning issues in African literature, by focussing on particular areas where the debate has been most concerned or around which it has hovered and been persistent.
Contexts Of African Literature
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Author : Albert S. Gérard
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-06-08
Contexts Of African Literature written by Albert S. Gérard and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Companion To African Literatures
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Author : G. D. Killam
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2000
The Companion To African Literatures written by G. D. Killam and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Refreshing..." -- African Sudies Review "The entries are knowledgeable, thorough, and clearly written.... Highly recommended... " --Choice "...an ambitious reference guide to works on African literature." - African Studies Review "This comprehensive compendium will be a handy companion for anyone working on African literatures. The entries are authoritative and up-to-date, providing reliable information on the hundreds of authors and texts that have contributed to a whole continent's literary flowering." --Bernth Lindfors A comprehensive introduction and guide to African-authored works, with over 1,000 cross-referenced entries covering classics in African writing, literary genres and movements, biographical details of authors, and wider themes linking African, Afro-Caribbean and Afro-American literatures.
Black African Literature In English 1997 1999
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Author : Bernth Lindfors
language : en
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
Release Date : 2003
Black African Literature In English 1997 1999 written by Bernth Lindfors and has been published by James Currey Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Literary Collections categories.
This volume lists the work produced on anglophone black African literature between 1997 and 1999. This bibliographic work is a continuation of the highly acclaimed earlier volumes compiled by Bernth Lindfors. Containing about 10,000 entries, some of which are annotated to identify the authors discussed, it covers books, periodical articles, papers in edited collections and selective coverage of other relevant sources.
Encyclopedia Of African Literature
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Author : Simon Gikandi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Encyclopedia Of African Literature written by Simon Gikandi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
The most comprehensive reference work on African literature to date, this book covers all the key historical and cultural issues in the field. The Encyclopedia contains over 600 entries covering criticism and theory, African literature's development as a field of scholarship, and studies of established and lesser-known writers and their texts. While the greatest proportion of literary work in Africa has been a product of the twentieth century, the Encyclopedia also covers the literature back to the earliest eras of story-telling and oral transmission, making this a unique and valuable resource for those studying social sciences as well as humanities. This work includes cross-references, suggestions for further reading, and a comprehensive index.
African Literature
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Author : Jonathan P. Smithe
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2002
African Literature written by Jonathan P. Smithe and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Literary Criticism categories.
African literature, like the continent itself is enormous and diverse. East Africa's literature is different from West Africa's which is quite different from South Africa's which has different influences on it than North Africa's. Africa's literature is based on a widespread heritage of oral literature, some of which has now been recorded. Arabic influence can be detected as well as European, especially French and English. Legends, myths, proverbs, riddles and folktales form the mother load of the oral literature. This book presents an overview of African literature as well as a comprehensive bibliography, primarily of English language sources. Accessed by subject, author and title indexes.
The Language Of African Literature
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Author : Edmund L. Epstein
language : en
Publisher: Africa World Press
Release Date : 1998
The Language Of African Literature written by Edmund L. Epstein and has been published by Africa World Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with African literature categories.
In this unprecedented anthology, some of the most prolific and widely read African novelists are analysed.
A New Reader S Guide To African Literature
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Author : Hans M. Zell
language : en
Publisher: New York : Africana Publishing Company
Release Date : 1983
A New Reader S Guide To African Literature written by Hans M. Zell and has been published by New York : Africana Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Africa Writes Back
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Author : James Currey
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2008
Africa Writes Back written by James Currey and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Literary Collections categories.
17 June 2008 is the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart by Heinemann. This provided the impetus for the foundation of the African Writers Series in 1962 with Chinua Achebe as the Editorial Adviser.'The book is therefore not only the story of a publishing enterprise of great significance; it is also a large part of the story of African literature and its dissemination in the latter half of the twentieth century. The manuscript is full of the drama of that enterprise, the drama of dealing with the mother house, William Heinemann, of dealing with the often intractable political constraints dominating the intellectual space across Africa, and not least of all dealing with the writers themselves - with their ambitions, their temperaments, their financial needs and, at time, their perception of a colonial relationship between themselves and a European publishing house.' - Clive Wake, Emeritus Professor of Modern Languages, University of Kent at Canterbury.
African Literature And Its Times
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Author : Joyce Moss
language : en
Publisher: World Literature & Its Times
Release Date : 2000
African Literature And Its Times written by Joyce Moss and has been published by World Literature & Its Times this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Literary Criticism categories.
This volume focuses on major fiction, poetry and non-fiction from Africa. Organized by title, it discusses 50 works through detailed essays.