"This is the first detailed study in African oral literature that examines the complementary elements of praise and criticism in traditional oral poetry. . . . One of the few studies today that give us an insight into the folklore of less well known African communities, as against the vast majority of works that concentrate on larger groups like the Yoruba. . . . There is a freshness about this work that recommends it greatly."--Isidore Okpewho, SUNY-Binghamton
"A very important and welcome addition to the growing scholarship on song traditions in Africa."--Helen Nabasuta Mugambi,...
"This is the first detailed study in African oral literature that examines the complementary elements of praise and criticism in traditional oral p...
Ghanaian novelist, essayist, and short-story writer Ayi Kwei Armah has won international recognition as one of Africa s most articulate writers. In this book, Ode Ogede argues that previous critics have misinterpreted the aesthetic and literary influences that have shaped Armah s artistic vision and overlooked his most significant and valuable contribution to the problems of writing outside the prison-house of conventional English. Professor Ogede situates Armah s writing within its cultural, historical, and political contexts and examines Armah s ability to create new literary forms...
Ghanaian novelist, essayist, and short-story writer Ayi Kwei Armah has won international recognition as one of Africa s most articulate writers. In th...
Reader's Guides provide a comprehensive starting point for any advanced student, giving an overview of the context, criticism and influence of key works. Each guide also offers students fresh critical insights and provides a practical introduction to close reading and to analysing literary language and form. They provide up-to-date, authoritative but accessible guides to the most commonly studied classic texts.
Chinua Achebe's remarkable novel Things Fall Apart (1958) is probably the best known African novel and has become one of the world's most influential literary masterpieces....
Reader's Guides provide a comprehensive starting point for any advanced student, giving an overview of the context, criticism and influence of key ...
Never before have parents, teachers, and other advocates for young people been more concerned about the declining quality of higher education. One skill that many students lack when they arrive at college is the ability to write well. The contributors to "Teacher Commentary on Student Papers" analyze some of the cultural, social, and moral changes that have altered the way in which education is given and received, and they offer approaches that have assisted them as teachers both in evaluating the quality of student writing and guiding students to improve their writing.
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Never before have parents, teachers, and other advocates for young people been more concerned about the declining quality of higher education. One ...
This book is a study in African literary influence. It focuses on the importance of indigenous sources to new writing. The analytical framework for the study draws on recent conceptual advances in theories of authorship. Juxtaposing works and authors that are traditionally thought to be unlikely bedfellows, the book persuasively identifies their hitherto unexamined points of contact, opening up a vigorous debate about the roots of African literature and offering a radical critique of the assumptions underlying conventional notions of African literature. The book provides valuable insight on...
This book is a study in African literary influence. It focuses on the importance of indigenous sources to new writing. The analytical framework for th...
