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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... century ' . From the paradigmatic and largely demystifying account of the well known perception of the African personality as simian , docile and subservient to appetite such as The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano ...
... century ' . From the paradigmatic and largely demystifying account of the well known perception of the African personality as simian , docile and subservient to appetite such as The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano ...
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... century to the present ' . However , with the nineteenth century penertration of European political and military power , adding another disruptive dimension to the political climate in the region , ' rulers who depended on griots and ...
... century to the present ' . However , with the nineteenth century penertration of European political and military power , adding another disruptive dimension to the political climate in the region , ' rulers who depended on griots and ...
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... century , ` in this century , particularly in the postcolonial era , the theme has been the defence of a distinctive northern Islamic identity in a multiracial secular Nigeria ' . However , this quest for a defensive Islamic identity is ...
... century , ` in this century , particularly in the postcolonial era , the theme has been the defence of a distinctive northern Islamic identity in a multiracial secular Nigeria ' . However , this quest for a defensive Islamic identity is ...
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