| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 296 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-285) and index. |
| Contents |
The African imagination -- Orality, literacy, and African literature -- African letters: the making of a tradition -- Dimensions of African discourse -- Study in ambiguity: Amadou Hampaté Bâ's The fortunes of Wangrin -- Narrative, history and the African imagination: Ahmadou Kourouma's Monnè, outrages et défis -- The crisis of cultural memory in Chinua Achebe's Things fall apart -- Return of the native: Edward Kamau Brathwaite's Masks -- A national voice: the poetry and plays of John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo -- Parables of the African condition: the new realism in African fiction. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
1. The African Imagination. 2. Orality, Literacy, and African Literature. 3. African Letters: The Making of a Tradition. 4. Dimensions of African Discourse. 5. A Study in Ambiguity: Amadou Hampate Ba's The Fortunes of Wangrin. 6. Narrative, History and the African Imagination: Amadou Kourouma's Monne, outrages et defis. 7. The Crisis of Cultural Memory in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. 8. The Return of the Native: Edward Kamau Brathwaite's Masks. 9. A National Voice: The Poetry and Plays of John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo. 10. Parables of the African Condition: The New Realism in African Fict. |
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African literature -- History and criticism.
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Literature and society -- Africa.
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African diaspora.
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African literature.
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Literature and society.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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African diaspora. (OCoLC)fst00799755
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African literature. (OCoLC)fst00799832
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Literature and society. (OCoLC)fst01000096
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Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509
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Letterkunde.
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Diaspora.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Irele, Abiola. African imagination. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 (DLC) 00052417 |
| ISBN |
9780195358810 (electronic bk.) |
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0195358813 (electronic bk.) |
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