The African Imagination
Literature in Africa and the Black Diaspora
Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · September 15, 2001
This collection of essays from eminent scholar F. Abiola Irele provides a comprehensive formulation of what he calls an "African imagination" manifested in the oral traditions and modern literature of Africa and the Black Diaspora.
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- Who it’s for
- Essays trace an African imagination across oral traditions, modern literature, and the Black Diaspora.
- Genres
- African Lit Crit, Black Lit Crit, Comparative Literature
- Published
- Oxford University Press, September 15, 2001
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This collection of essays from eminent scholar F. Abiola Irele provides a comprehensive formulation of what he calls an "African imagination" manifested in the oral traditions and modern literature of Africa and the Black Diaspora.
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The African Imagination includes Irele's probing critical readings of the works of Chinua Achebe, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Amadou Hampaté Bâ, and Ahmadou Kourouma, among others, as well as examinations of the growing presence of African writing in the global literary marketplace and the relationship between African intellectuals and the West. Taken as a whole, this volume makes a superb introduction to African literature and to the work of one of its leading interpreters.
African Imagination
Essays trace an African imagination across oral traditions, modern literature, and the Black Diaspora.
Come here for
- Critical readings of Achebe, Brathwaite, Hampâté Bâ, and Kourouma
- Essays on African writing’s global presence and intellectual ties to the West
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- Readings of African and diasporic writers
- Discussion of literature’s global presence and intellectual exchange
Where it sits
| African Lit Crit | 100% |
|---|---|
| Black Lit Crit | 39% |
| Comparative Literature | 26% |
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- African Lit Crit
- Authors
- F. Abiola Irele
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- September 15, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
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- African Lit Crit