Myth, Literature and the African World (Canto)
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Book Overview
Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of the foremost living African writers, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of myth, ritual and literature in Africa. The ways in which the African world perceives itself as a cultural entity, and the differences between its essential unity of experience and literary form and the sense of division pervading Western literature, are just some of the issues addressed. The centrality of ritual gives drama a prominent place in Soyinka's discussion, but he deals in equally illuminating ways with contemporary poetry and fiction. Above all, the fascinating insights in this book serve to highlight the importance of African criticism in addition to the literary and cultural achievements which are the subject of its penetrating analysis.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521398347
ISBN13:9780521398343
Release Date:November 1990
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:184 Pages
Weight:0.57 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"
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Cantankerous Soyinka
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
The Ocident meets Africa in it's inherent opacity. This collection of Soyinka's essays are typical of his volatile temperment bursting through as to evoke a degree of amusement. Lumbering and academic a good study read. Providing a predictable alternative reading of the african tradition.
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