Black African Literature in English 1991-2001: Critical Appreciation and ReceptionThe English Association, based at the University of Leicester in the UK, aims to further knowledge and enjoyment of the English language and literature, and to foster good practice in its teaching and learning at all levels. They produce an annual review, The Year's Work in English, published by Oxford University Press, a narrative bibliographical review of scholarly work on the English language and literatures, including on new literatures in English. This book brings together eleven contributions contemporary black African literature in English, 1991-2001. Some 120 books and over 300 scholarly and bibliographical essays from journals and periodicals are reviewed. |
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... Indian Identity ' ( 35-51 ) dabbles in an area requiring vigorous theoretical focus and , lacking one , fails to achieve coherence and depth on an issue which even the most fanatical of exponents are fast relegating to the level of an ...
... Indian Identity ' ( 35-51 ) dabbles in an area requiring vigorous theoretical focus and , lacking one , fails to achieve coherence and depth on an issue which even the most fanatical of exponents are fast relegating to the level of an ...
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... Indian sub- continent , Canada and the Caribbean being labelled as postcolonial societies . Thus , ' the New Literatures ' , according to the authors , ' are all marked by the history of colonization which has meant the imposition of ...
... Indian sub- continent , Canada and the Caribbean being labelled as postcolonial societies . Thus , ' the New Literatures ' , according to the authors , ' are all marked by the history of colonization which has meant the imposition of ...
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... India , Africa , and the Caribbean examines the universal concept of cultural identity , a phenomenon which , according to Hogan ' is at the centre of world politics today , and has been for some time now ' . Despite the broad ...
... India , Africa , and the Caribbean examines the universal concept of cultural identity , a phenomenon which , according to Hogan ' is at the centre of world politics today , and has been for some time now ' . Despite the broad ...
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