Black Consciousness and South Africa's National Literature (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783319579399)

This book analyses Black Consciousness poetry and theatre from the 1970s through to the present. South Africa's literature, like its history, has been beset by disagreement and contradiction, and has been consistently difficult to pin down as one, united entity. Much existing criticism on South Africa's national literature has attempted to overcome these divisions by discussing material written from a variety of different subject positions together. This book argues that Black Consciousness desired a new South Africa where African and European cultures were valued equally, and writers could represent both as they wished. Thus, a body of literature was created that addressed a range of audiences and imagined the South African nation in different ways. This book explores Black Consciousness in order to demonstrate how South African writers have responded in various ways to the changing history and politics of their country.

Author: Tom Penfold
ISBN-10: 3319579398
ISBN-13: 9783319579399
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/24/2017
Pages: 149
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d