<p>Abiola Irele's collection of essays, first published in 1981, has established itself as a classic study of modern African literature, its oral traditions, and its cultural and social context. The first part of the book explores the issues of the uniqueness and universality of African literature and the question of language. Part Two focuses on francophone writing and the concept of 'Negritude' in relation to literature from both Africa and the Caribbean. Part Three consists of individual literary studies. Irele examines the poetry of Aime Cesaire and the work of his compatriots Rene Maran and Frantz Fanon. He discusses the development of the French African novel as well as the tradition and its place in the work of leading Yoruba writers, Fagunwa, Tutuola, and Soyinka. Included also is a rare study of Cheikh Hamidou Kane and an essay on Soyinka and the Nigerian crisis.</p>

African Experience in Literature and Ideology (Studies in African Literature)

Literature & Fiction

Irele, Abiola

History & Criticism

Indiana University Press

The African Experience in Literature and Ideology

Indiana Univ. Pr

<p>In addition to the presidential address by J.F. Ade Ajayi and the keynote address by Alexander A. Kwapong, this volume contains 30 selected papers from the December 1985 Congress, related to the six sub-themes debated at group sessions: the educational process in Africa; value systems and culture in</p>

African Education and Identity: Proceedings of the 5th Session of the International Congress of African Studies (English and French Edition)

Education & Teaching

Ajayi, J.F. Ade

Schools & Teaching

Hans Zell Pub

Aime Cesaire. Cahier d'un Retour Au Pays Natal

New Horn Press

The African Scholar: And Other Essays

Bookcraft Limited

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