M. Mathuray
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2009
9780230577558
On the Sacred in African Literature
Old Gods and New Worlds
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2009
ISBN13: 9780230577558
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
This innovative book provides an original approach to the analysis of the representation of myth, ritual, and 'magic' in African literature. Emphasizing the ambivalent nature of the sacred, it advances work on the religious dimension of canonical African texts and attends to the persistence of pre-colonial cultures in postcolonial spaces.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230577558
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction PART I: DIRECTIONS Realising the Sacred: Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God Dramatising the Sacred: Wole Soyinka's 'The Fourth Stage' and Kongi's Harvest Politicising the Sacred: Ngugi wa Thiong'o's The River Between PART II: INDIRECTIONS Sacred Realism: Ben Okri's The Famished Road The Stalled Sublime: J.M. Coetzee's Foe Conclusion: The Political as Tragic Effect Notes Works Cited Index