2008, ISBN: 9780199273973

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: OUP Oxford], Neuware - The Oxford Studies in Postcolonial Literatures series (general editor: Elleke Boehmer) offers stimulating and accessible introductions to de… Plus…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: OUP Oxford], Neuware - The Oxford Studies in Postcolonial Literatures series (general editor: Elleke Boehmer) offers stimulating and accessible introductions to definitive topics and key genres and regions within the rapidly diversifying field of postcolonial literary studies in English.This study of West African literatures interweaves the analysis of fiction, drama, and poetry with an exploration of the broader political, cultural, and intellectual contexts within which West African writers work. Anglophone literatures form the central focus of the book, with comparative comments on vernacular literature, francophone writing and oral literatures, and detailed discussion of selected francophone texts in translation (e.g., Senghor, Tadjo, Beyala, Bâ, Sembene). Moving froma discussion of nationalist and anti-colonial writing in the period before independence, towards the more experimental writings of contemporary authors such as Véronique Tadjo (Ivory Coast), Syl Cheney-Coker (Sierra Leone), and Kojo Laing (Ghana), the book constantly relates texts to the social andpolitical history of West Africa. Canonical, internationally well-known writers such as Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka are positioned in relation to the literary cultures and debates which surrounded them when they first produced their seminal texts the discussions and disagreements which have grown up around their work in subsequent decades are also considered. The work of new and lesser-known writers is also considered, including Niyi Osundare (Nigeria) and Kofi Anyidoho (Ghana). In order toconvey a sense of the rich and complex societies that are clustered beneath the umbrella-term 'postcolonial', emphasis is placed on West Africa's diverse oral and popular cultures, and the ways in which local intellectuals and readers have responded to the most prominent authors through theaesthetic frameworks generated by these forms.- Besorgungstitel - vorauss. Lieferzeit 3-5 Tage., DE, [SC: 2.40], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 203x133x16 mm, 286, [GW: 363g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, Kreditkarte, PayPal, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), Internationaler Versand<

ISBN: 9780199273973

The Oxford Studies in Postcolonial Literatures series (general editor: Elleke Boehmer) offers stimulating and accessible introductions to definitive topics and key genres and regions with… Plus…

The Oxford Studies in Postcolonial Literatures series (general editor: Elleke Boehmer) offers stimulating and accessible introductions to definitive topics and key genres and regions within the rapidly diversifying field of postcolonial literary studies in English. This study of West African literatures interweaves the analysis of fiction, drama, and poetry with an exploration of the broader political, cultural, and intellectual contexts within which West African writers work. Anglophone literatures form the central focus of the book, with comparative commentson vernacular literature, francophone writing and oral literatures, and detailed discussion of selected francophone texts in translation (e. g., Senghor, Tadjo, Beyala, Ba, Sembene). Moving from a discussion of nationalist and anti-colonial writing in the period before independence, towards the moreexperimental writings of contemporary authors such as Veronique Tadjo (Ivory Coast), Syl Cheney-Coker (Sierra Leone), and Kojo Laing (Ghana), the book constantly relates texts to the social and political history of West Africa. Canonical, internationally well-known writers such as Chinua Achebe andWole Soyinka are positioned in relation to the literary cultures and debates which surrounded them when they first produced their seminal texts; the discussions and disagreements which have grown up around their work in subsequent decades are also considered. The work of new and lesser-known writersis also considered, including Niyi Osundare (Nigeria) and Kofi Anyidoho (Ghana). In order to convey a sense of the rich and complex societies that are clustered beneath the umbrella-term ''postcolonial'', emphasis is placed on West Africa''s diverse oral and popular cultures, and the ways in whichlocal intellectuals and readers have responded to the most prominent authors through the aesthetic frameworks generated by these forms. | West African Literatures by Stephanie Newell Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Literary Criticism > Criticism & Theory P10106, Stephanie Newell<

ISBN: 9780199273973

ISBN-13: 9780199273973, 978-0199273973. Moving from. West African Literatures. political history of West Africa. The work of new and lesser-known writers is also considered, including Niy… Plus…

ISBN-13: 9780199273973, 978-0199273973. Moving from. West African Literatures. political history of West Africa. The work of new and lesser-known writers is also considered, including Niyi Osundare (Nigeria) and Kofi Anyidoho (Ghana). West African Literatures Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days)., Oxford University Press<

ISBN: 9780199273973

Paperback, [PU: Oxford University Press], West African Literatures provides students with fresh, in-depth perspectives on the key debates in the field. The aim of this book is not to prov… Plus…

Paperback, [PU: Oxford University Press], West African Literatures provides students with fresh, in-depth perspectives on the key debates in the field. The aim of this book is not to provide an authoritative, encyclopaedic account, but to consider a selection of the region's literatures in relation to prevailing discussions about literature and postcolonialism., Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets<

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