02661nam 2200577 a 450 991045524980332120200520144314.01-282-40898-497866124089840-313-05821-0(CKB)1000000000807115(EBL)491998(OCoLC)61253218(SSID)ssj0000339885(PQKBManifestationID)11293898(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339885(PQKBWorkID)10364906(PQKB)11199697(MiAaPQ)EBC491998(Au-PeEL)EBL491998(CaPaEBR)ebr10347199(CaONFJC)MIL240898(EXLCZ)99100000000080711520040603d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiterature of Africa[electronic resource] /Douglas KillamWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20041 online resource (224 p.)Literature as windows to world cultures,1543-9968Description based upon print version of record.0-313-31901-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Africa and Europe; PART I: A SELECTED HISTORY OF WEST AFRICAN LITERATURE; PART II: A SELECTED HISTORY OF EAST AFRICAN LITERATURE; PART III: A SELECTED HISTORY OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICAN LITERATURE; PART IV: A SELECTED HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE AND POLITICS; Biographies; Further Readings; IndexAs more works of African Literature are being incorporated into the Language Arts and Cultural Studies curriculum, it becomes increasingly important to offer students and educators a meaningful context in which to explore these works. As part of Greenwood's Literature as Windows to World Culture series, this volume introduces readers to the cultural concerns of 10 of Africa's most reknowned writers. Written in clear accessible language, close analysis is given for 14 novels, including Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and Paton's Cry the Beloved Country, chosen because of their literary importance aLiterature as windows to world cultures.African literatureHistory and criticismElectronic books.African literatureHistory and criticism.809/.896Killam G. D981549MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455249803321Literature of Africa2240250UNINA