West African literatures : ways of reading / Stephanie Newell.
West African literatures : ways of reading / Stephanie Newell.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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820.9966/1
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English
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ix, 259 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction : where is 'West Africa'? -- 2. Negritude -- 3. Facing East : Islam and identity in West African literature -- 4. Oral literatures -- 5. Lost and found in translation -- 6. Things fall apart : presence and palimpsest in the colonial-space -- 7. Popular literature -- 8. Griots with pe...
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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England
Date Published
2006.
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"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 an...
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West African literatures : ways of reading / Stephanie Newell.
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Oxford studies in postcolonial literatures in English.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-249) and index.
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820.9966/1
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74VvGRdGe6ed
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9780199273973
0199298874 (acid-free paper)
0199273979 (pbk : acid-free paper)
9780199298877
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820.9966
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991012576889702626
