02844nam 2200637 450 991046428090332120200520144314.0978-36037-2-8(CKB)3710000000112086(EBL)1690593(SSID)ssj0001259449(PQKBManifestationID)11767800(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001259449(PQKBWorkID)11296082(PQKB)11204173(MiAaPQ)EBC1690593(PPN)187342687(Au-PeEL)EBL1690593(CaPaEBR)ebr10870450(CaONFJC)MIL664264(OCoLC)879948792(EXLCZ)99371000000011208620140523h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrican rhythms new approaches to literature /Smith and Ce, editorsOxford, [England] :African Library of Critical Writing,2014.©[2014]1 online resource (172 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-32982-6 978-37085-9-7 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Oratorical Strategies in African Literature; Chapter 2 - Ral Rhythms of Achebe's Fiction; Chapter 3 - Releaming the Song that Truly Speaks; Chapter 4 - Comapring the Child Hero; Chapter 5 - Children in a Discourse; Chapter 6 - Hearts and Ballads; Chapter 7 - Njange Wan; Chapter 8 - Riddles and Bash; Notes and Bibliography; Back coverWith new integrative and indigenous approaches to literary affairs the focus of this volume is on the influence of tradition in African writing. Using the work of Chinua Achebe two scholars from outside Africa offer insight on oratorical devices in modern African fiction, two chapters follow which, by fusing traditional elements in transitional societies, illustrate the cultural awareness that touch on the exalted role of the artist in their communities. The post colonial rhetoric also continues with echoes of political commitment on modern poetry - town issues in the discourse of Africaís litAfrican literatureHistory and criticismAfrican literature (English)African literatureEuropeIn literatureElectronic books.African literatureHistory and criticism.African literature (English)African literature.809.896SmithC. EMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464280903321African rhythms1999980UNINA