Postcolonial Francophone autobiographies : from Africa to the Antilles / / Edgard Sankara

• Autore: Sankara Edgard <1970->
• Pubblicazione: Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
• Disciplina: 848/.920309
• Soggetto topico: French literature - French-speaking countries - History and criticism; Autobiography; Postcolonialism - French-speaking countries; African literature (French) - History and criticism; West Indian literature (French) - History and criticism
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Hampâté Bâ: equilibrium and ambiguous reception -- Valentin Mudimbé: autobiography, philosophy, and exclusive Francophone reception -- Kesso Barry: autobiography, masculinity, ambiguity, and limited reception -- Patrick Chamoiseau: the theatrical self and a paradoxical reception -- Raphaël Confiant: defense and illustration of Créolité and its complacent reception -- Maryse Condé: autobiographical space and lukewarm reception.
• Sommario/riassunto: The author combines close reading, reception study, and postcolonial theory to present an insightful survey of the literary connections among these autobiographers as well as a useful point of departure for further exploration of the genre itself, of the role of reception studies in postcolonial criticism, and of the stance that postcolonial francophone writers choose to take regarding their communities of origin. Modern Language Initiative.
• Titolo autorizzato: Postcolonial Francophone autobiographies
• ISBN: 1-280-49041-1; 9786613585646; 0-8139-3176-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819159503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II