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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... contemporary sociopolitical systems . Bamikunle equally rejects the suggestion of leading critics that oral traditions belong in the past and locates in Osundare's poetic practices suggestions that there is a contemporary phase of oral ...
... contemporary sociopolitical systems . Bamikunle equally rejects the suggestion of leading critics that oral traditions belong in the past and locates in Osundare's poetic practices suggestions that there is a contemporary phase of oral ...
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... Contemporary Nigerian Theatre : Cultural Heritage and Social Vision , with its largely self - imposed objective of proposing aesthetic criteria for critiquing and perceiving contemporary theatre in Nigeria , is a compelling and ...
... Contemporary Nigerian Theatre : Cultural Heritage and Social Vision , with its largely self - imposed objective of proposing aesthetic criteria for critiquing and perceiving contemporary theatre in Nigeria , is a compelling and ...
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... contemporary writing in North Africa . According to Talahite , beyond their denomination as Arab and Muslim , the countries of North Africa , from Morocco to Egypt , are also shaped by the Berber culture and language , a tradition that ...
... contemporary writing in North Africa . According to Talahite , beyond their denomination as Arab and Muslim , the countries of North Africa , from Morocco to Egypt , are also shaped by the Berber culture and language , a tradition that ...
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