Literature of Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Douglas Killam

• Autore: Killam G. D
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 809/.896
• Soggetto topico: African literature - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: As 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 a
• Titolo autorizzato: Literature of Africa
• ISBN: 1-282-40898-4; 9786612408984; 0-313-05821-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778426903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Literature as windows to world cultures.