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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... universal literature . Consisting of eleven chapters , each section is prefaced with a short , clinical exposé . All the sections of the book are organically interwoven through the utilisation of cohesive thematic and formal discourses ...
... universal literature . Consisting of eleven chapters , each section is prefaced with a short , clinical exposé . All the sections of the book are organically interwoven through the utilisation of cohesive thematic and formal discourses ...
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... universal ' , and observations and conclusion drawn from the premises of these wide ranging themes assist in defining the role of the writer in his society , while the last major role to which Chimombo puts myth is closely related to ...
... universal ' , and observations and conclusion drawn from the premises of these wide ranging themes assist in defining the role of the writer in his society , while the last major role to which Chimombo puts myth is closely related to ...
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... 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 differences among Africa , India and the Caribbean , 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 differences among Africa , India and the Caribbean , the ...
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