The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945:
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Columbia University Press
[2008]
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| contents | Composed by a premier scholar of African literature, this volume is a comprehensive guide to the literary traditions of Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, five distinct countries bound by their experience with colonialism. Oyekan Owomoyela begins with an overview of the authors, texts, and historical events that have shaped the development of postwar Anglophone literatures in this region, exploring shifts in theme and the role of foreign sponsorship and illuminating recent debates regarding the language, identity, gender, and social commitments of various authors and their works. His introduction concludes with a bibliography of key critical texts.The second half of the volume is an alphabetical tour of writers, publications, concepts, genres, movements, and institutions, with suggested readings for further research. Entries focus primarily on fiction but also touch on drama and poetry. Featured authors include Chris Abani, Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cyprian Ekwensi, Uzodinma Chukuka Iweala, Helen Oyeyemi, and Wole Soyinka. Topics range from the European origins of African literature and the West African diaspora to the development of an "African personality," the establishment of a regional publishing industry, and the global literary marketplace. Owomoyela also discusses such influences as the postwar emergence of Onitsha Market Literature, the Mbari Club, and the importance of the Noma Award. Owomoyela's portrait points to the major impact of West African literature on the evolution of both African and world literatures in English. Sure to become the definitive text for research in the field |
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| spelling | Owomoyela, Oyekan Verfasser aut The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945 Oyekan Owomoyela New York, NY Columbia University Press [2008] © 2008 1 online resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier The Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945 Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher’s Web site, viewed Nov. 24, 2015) Composed by a premier scholar of African literature, this volume is a comprehensive guide to the literary traditions of Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, five distinct countries bound by their experience with colonialism. Oyekan Owomoyela begins with an overview of the authors, texts, and historical events that have shaped the development of postwar Anglophone literatures in this region, exploring shifts in theme and the role of foreign sponsorship and illuminating recent debates regarding the language, identity, gender, and social commitments of various authors and their works. His introduction concludes with a bibliography of key critical texts.The second half of the volume is an alphabetical tour of writers, publications, concepts, genres, movements, and institutions, with suggested readings for further research. Entries focus primarily on fiction but also touch on drama and poetry. Featured authors include Chris Abani, Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cyprian Ekwensi, Uzodinma Chukuka Iweala, Helen Oyeyemi, and Wole Soyinka. Topics range from the European origins of African literature and the West African diaspora to the development of an "African personality," the establishment of a regional publishing industry, and the global literary marketplace. Owomoyela also discusses such influences as the postwar emergence of Onitsha Market Literature, the Mbari Club, and the importance of the Noma Award. Owomoyela's portrait points to the major impact of West African literature on the evolution of both African and world literatures in English. Sure to become the definitive text for research in the field Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1945-2008 gnd rswk-swf Literary Studies Literature in Diverse Languages Other Nations and Languages West African literature (English) 20th century History and criticism West African literature (English) 21st century History and criticism Schriftsteller (DE-588)4053309-8 gnd rswk-swf Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd rswk-swf Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd rswk-swf Westafrika (DE-588)4079203-1 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content 2\p (DE-588)4066724-8 Wörterbuch gnd-content Westafrika (DE-588)4079203-1 g Schriftsteller (DE-588)4053309-8 s Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 s Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 s Geschichte 1945-2008 z 3\p DE-604 http://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.7312/owom12686 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Owomoyela, Oyekan The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945 Composed by a premier scholar of African literature, this volume is a comprehensive guide to the literary traditions of Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, five distinct countries bound by their experience with colonialism. Oyekan Owomoyela begins with an overview of the authors, texts, and historical events that have shaped the development of postwar Anglophone literatures in this region, exploring shifts in theme and the role of foreign sponsorship and illuminating recent debates regarding the language, identity, gender, and social commitments of various authors and their works. His introduction concludes with a bibliography of key critical texts.The second half of the volume is an alphabetical tour of writers, publications, concepts, genres, movements, and institutions, with suggested readings for further research. Entries focus primarily on fiction but also touch on drama and poetry. Featured authors include Chris Abani, Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cyprian Ekwensi, Uzodinma Chukuka Iweala, Helen Oyeyemi, and Wole Soyinka. Topics range from the European origins of African literature and the West African diaspora to the development of an "African personality," the establishment of a regional publishing industry, and the global literary marketplace. Owomoyela also discusses such influences as the postwar emergence of Onitsha Market Literature, the Mbari Club, and the importance of the Noma Award. Owomoyela's portrait points to the major impact of West African literature on the evolution of both African and world literatures in English. Sure to become the definitive text for research in the field Literary Studies Literature in Diverse Languages Other Nations and Languages West African literature (English) 20th century History and criticism West African literature (English) 21st century History and criticism Schriftsteller (DE-588)4053309-8 gnd Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd |
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| title | The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945 |
| title_auth | The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945 |
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| title_full | The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945 Oyekan Owomoyela |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945 Oyekan Owomoyela |
| title_short | The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945 |
| title_sort | the columbia guide to west african literature in english since 1945 |
| topic | Literary Studies Literature in Diverse Languages Other Nations and Languages West African literature (English) 20th century History and criticism West African literature (English) 21st century History and criticism Schriftsteller (DE-588)4053309-8 gnd Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd |
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