Literature of Africa.
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 Cultur...
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| Imprint: | Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2004. |
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| Local Note: | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Africa and Europe -- PART I: A SELECTED HISTORY OF WEST AFRICAN LITERATURE -- 1 Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart (1958), No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1963), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987) -- 2 Buchi Emecheta: The Bride Price (1976) and The Joys of Motherhood (1979) -- 3 Ayi Kwei Armah: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (1968) -- 4 Miriama Ba: So Long a Letter (1981) -- 5 Sembene Ousmane: God's Bits of Wood (1962) -- PART II: A SELECTED HISTORY OF EAST AFRICAN LITERATURE -- 6 Ngugi wa Thiong'o: A Grain of Wheat (1967) Petals of Blood (1977), and Matagari (1989) -- PART III: A SELECTED HISTORY OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICAN LITERATURE -- PART IV: A SELECTED HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE AND POLITICS -- 7 Nadine Gordimer: Burger's Daughter (1979) and The House Gun (1998) -- 8 Alex La Guma: In the Fog of the Season's End (1972) and Time of the Butcherbird (1979) -- 9 Alan Paton: Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) -- 10 Bessie Head: When Rain Clouds Gather (1968) -- Biographies -- Further Readings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. | |
| 520 | |a 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 and the frequency with which they are assigned. The ten analysis chapters each begin with a brief account of the authors' lives and their writing careers, noting especially the experiences and influences which have shaped their writing. Following this section is a major essay on their most prominent and best known work. Discussion of the historical and cultural issues in the novels is integrated into the literary commentary. Students will gain not a deeper appreciation for the fiction, but a more solid understanding of the core historical issues and cultural concerns that influence and shape the writing. The Introduction outlines the general history and development of Sub-Saharan African Literature. The colonial experiences and postcolonial struggles, the principal subject matter of African writers, differs from region to region. The geographic organization of this guide into West, East and South Africa reflects these different perspectives. Each section ends with a list of critical works that will assist readers and researchers further their understanding of the authors and their works. Short biographical sketches on 80 authors are also provided to expand readers' contact with African literature. The index assists users in identifying not only title and | ||
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