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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... aspects of the ' lived ideology ' of English speaking white South Africa . Rob Gayland's " A Man is a Man Because of ... aspect of one of the numerous trappings of insipid ` modernity ' , Duncan Brown observes how the messianic ...
... aspects of the ' lived ideology ' of English speaking white South Africa . Rob Gayland's " A Man is a Man Because of ... aspect of one of the numerous trappings of insipid ` modernity ' , Duncan Brown observes how the messianic ...
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... aspects of orality in his writing : ' Ngugi's dilemma has been that the realist tradition within which most of his ... aspect of Ngugi's search for ' the image that would capture the reality of a neo - colony that was Kenya under both ...
... aspects of orality in his writing : ' Ngugi's dilemma has been that the realist tradition within which most of his ... aspect of Ngugi's search for ' the image that would capture the reality of a neo - colony that was Kenya under both ...
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... aspects of orality and the written text : The loosely connected chapters therefore seek to define more than just the multi- and inter - media aspects of the performance poetry genre and its social function , but also point out ( sic ) ...
... aspects of orality and the written text : The loosely connected chapters therefore seek to define more than just the multi- and inter - media aspects of the performance poetry genre and its social function , but also point out ( sic ) ...
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