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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Page 191
... Yoruba Popular Theatre ' ( pp . 89-130 ) are the academics ' and literary historians ' insights into what Ogundele describes as ' the general state of popular culture in an era of Structural Adjustment in Nigeria ' . Like Adesanya ...
... Yoruba Popular Theatre ' ( pp . 89-130 ) are the academics ' and literary historians ' insights into what Ogundele describes as ' the general state of popular culture in an era of Structural Adjustment in Nigeria ' . Like Adesanya ...
Page 192
... Yoruba literary historian Bisi Ogunsina were both attached to the centre as visiting research fellows . The tensions , both creative and destructive , between the Yoruba and the English languages over the last couple of centuries ...
... Yoruba literary historian Bisi Ogunsina were both attached to the centre as visiting research fellows . The tensions , both creative and destructive , between the Yoruba and the English languages over the last couple of centuries ...
Page 193
... Yoruba ' . The Yoruba playwright Oladejo Okediji's ' Translating AƔjo Aje ( pp . 172-181 ) is an account of his labour ' to find acceptable English equivalents for many expressions in the original ' , and it sets the tone for the ...
... Yoruba ' . The Yoruba playwright Oladejo Okediji's ' Translating AƔjo Aje ( pp . 172-181 ) is an account of his labour ' to find acceptable English equivalents for many expressions in the original ' , and it sets the tone for the ...
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