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ALT 11 Myth & History

By Jones, Eldred Durosimi

ALT 11 Myth & History

By Jones, Eldred Durosimi

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This volume, first published in 1980, provides an overview of the way myth and history have influenced both the literature of Africa and individual writers. Isidore Okpewho, Solomon O. Iyasere and Mazisi Kunene contribute here on myth, oral tradition and African cosmological systems. Armah's vision of history is examined both in the way that it appears in his novels and in comparison with Ouologuem and Soyinka; also examined are Elechi Amadi's view of the gods, Achebe's use of myth in Arrow of God and the inward journey of Tutuola's Palm-Wine Drinkard. There are views across the Atlantic of the way the Middle Passage resonates in the work of Edouard Glissant and in the work of a number of writers from West Africa
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
236
Release Date:
2015-05-21
Publication Date:
2015-03-19
Publisher:
James Currey
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1847011225
ISBN13:
9781847011220
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
303 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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