Structural Models and African Poetics

Structural Models and African Poetics
Title Structural Models and African Poetics PDF eBook
Author Sunday O. Anozie
Publisher Routledge
Pages 279
Release 2016-08-19
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1134860463

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In this pioneering work, first published in 1981, Sunday O. Anozie examines the relevance of structuralism and semiology to literary criticism in general and to African poetics in particular. Behind the growing body of African literature lies an immense reservoir of oral tradition for which the proper tools of analysis and interpretation have yet to be found. This book represents the first comprehensive full-scale exposition, analysis and critique of structuralism by a non-Western and non-European scholar. From an African viewpoint, it examines the roles to be played by structuralism and post-structuralism in the development of the general principles governing poetics and literary creativity in Africa. This title will be of interest to students of literature and literary theory.

Theories of Africans

Theories of Africans
Title Theories of Africans PDF eBook
Author Christopher L. Miller
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 339
Release 1990
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0226528022

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"Situating literature and anthropology in mutual interrogation, Miller's...book actually performs what so many of us only call for. Nowhere have all the crucial issues been brought together with the sort of critical sophistication it displays."—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ". . . a superb cross-disciplinary analysis."—Y. Mudimbe

Black Literature and Literary Theory

Black Literature and Literary Theory
Title Black Literature and Literary Theory PDF eBook
Author Henry Louis Gates, Jr
Publisher Routledge
Pages 328
Release 2016-08-19
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1134838344

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The imaginative literature of African and Afro-American authors writing in Western languages has long been seen as standing outside the Western literary canon. In fact, however, black literature not only has a complex formal relation to that canon, but tends to revise and reflect Western rhetorical strategies even more than it echoes black vernacular literary forms. This book, first published in 1984, is divided into two sections, thus clarifying the nature of black literary theory on the one hand, and the features of black literary practice on the other. Rather than merely applying contemporary Western theory to black literature, these critics instead challenge and redefine the theory in order to make fresh, stimulating comments not only on black criticism and literature but also on the general state of criticism today.

The Growth of African Literature

The Growth of African Literature
Title The Growth of African Literature PDF eBook
Author Edris Makward
Publisher Africa World Press
Pages 332
Release 1998
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 9780865436596

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This collection of papers results from the 15th annual meeting of the African Literature Association which was held in Dakar, Senegal, and was the first such meeting to be held in Africa. Topics covered include approaches and literary theory, language and history, thematic analysis, and literature in the African Diaspora.

Encyclopedia of African Literature

Encyclopedia of African Literature
Title Encyclopedia of African Literature PDF eBook
Author Simon Gikandi
Publisher Routledge
Pages 1009
Release 2003-09-02
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1134582226

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The most comprehensive reference work on African literature to date, this book covers all the key historical and cultural issues in the field. The Encyclopedia contains over 600 entries covering criticism and theory, African literature's development as a field of scholarship, and studies of established and lesser-known writers and their texts. While the greatest proportion of literary work in Africa has been a product of the twentieth century, the Encyclopedia also covers the literature back to the earliest eras of story-telling and oral transmission, making this a unique and valuable resource for those studying social sciences as well as humanities. This work includes cross-references, suggestions for further reading, and a comprehensive index.

Research on Wole Soyinka

Research on Wole Soyinka
Title Research on Wole Soyinka PDF eBook
Author James Gibbs
Publisher Africa World Press
Pages 386
Release 1993
Genre Authors
ISBN 9780865432192

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A broad introduction to the works of the Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian writer and the varieties of criticism they have elicited. There are many different critical methodologies represented, ranging from those concerned with verbal texture (linguistic, structural, and textual approaches) to those focusing on cultural context (historical, mythological, and comparative studies). Most of the articles were originally published in Research in African Literatures. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Companion to African Literatures

The Companion to African Literatures
Title The Companion to African Literatures PDF eBook
Author G. D. Killam
Publisher Indiana University Press
Pages 346
Release 2000
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780253336330

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"Refreshing..." -- African Sudies Review "The entries are knowledgeable, thorough, and clearly written.... Highly recommended... " --Choice "...an ambitious reference guide to works on African literature." - African Studies Review "This comprehensive compendium will be a handy companion for anyone working on African literatures. The entries are authoritative and up-to-date, providing reliable information on the hundreds of authors and texts that have contributed to a whole continent's literary flowering." --Bernth Lindfors A comprehensive introduction and guide to African-authored works, with over 1,000 cross-referenced entries covering classics in African writing, literary genres and movements, biographical details of authors, and wider themes linking African, Afro-Caribbean and Afro-American literatures.