African Rythmns. New Approaches to Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789783708594)

With new integrative and indigenous approaches to literary affairs the focus of this volume is on the influence of tradition in African writing. Using the work of Chinua Achebe two scholars from outside Africa offer insight on oratorical devices in modern African fiction, two chapters follow which, by fusing traditional elements in transitional societies, illustrate the cultural awareness that touch on the exalted role of the artist in their communities. The post colonial rhetoric also continues with echoes of political commitment on modern poetry - town issues in the discourse of Africa's literary progress in the last decade. The growing concern for African youth development is at the heart of a dialogue with children's fiction writer Anezi Okoro. Two scholars of Africa orature have written on the birth songs of Cameroonian women performers and the riddle contents of youth artists from Nigerian in a manner which recognises the immediate relevance of this cherished but neglected part of African literary aesthetics.

Author: Chin Ce
ISBN-10: 9783708597
ISBN-13: 9789783708594
Publisher: African Books Collective
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2014
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d