Bibliograph

Meditations on African literature, edited by Dubem Okafor

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Label

Meditations on African literature, edited by Dubem Okafor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-183) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Meditations on African literature

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

43324416

Responsibility statement

edited by Dubem Okafor

Series statement

Contributions in Afro-American and African studies, no. 201, 0069-9624 ;

Table Of Contents

The cacophonous terrain of Nigerian/African literature / Dubem Okafor -- Language, theory, and modern African literature : some more questions / Wole Ogundele -- On the concept : "Commonwealth literature" / Isidore Okpewho -- Who counts? De-ciphering the canon / Bernth Lindfors -- Five Nigerian novels and public morality / Romanus N. Egudu -- Things fall apart : problems in constructing an alternative ethnography / Charlie Sugnet -- Historicity and the un-Eve-ing of the African woman : Achebe's novels / Chimalum Nwankwo -- "Over-determined contradictions" : history and ideology in Achebe's A man of the people / Dubem Okafor -- The true fantasies of Grace Ogot, storyteller / Peter Nazareth -- The Anglo-African, the "woman question, " and imperial discourse / Michael J.C. Echeruo -- Impersonation in some African ritual and festival performances / Sam Ukala -- Exile and home : Africa in Caribbean theater / Osita Okagbue -- One year in the first instance / Biodun Jeyifo

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