The African Imagination : Literature in Africa and the Black Diaspora.
Title:
The African Imagination : Literature in Africa and the Black Diaspora.
Author:
Irele, F. Abiola.
ISBN:
9780195358810
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (321 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- 1. The African Imagination -- 2. Orality, Literacy, and African Literature -- 3. African Letters: The Making of a Tradition -- 4. Dimensions of African Discourse -- 5. Study in Ambiguity: Amadou Hampaté Bâ's: The Fortunes of Wangrin -- 6. Narrative, History, and the African Imagination: Ahmadou Kourouma's: Monnè, outrages et défis -- 7. The Crisis of Cultural Memory in Chinua Achebe's: Things Fall Apart -- 8. 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 Fiction -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
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 Fiction Notes Bibliography Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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