The Companion to African Literatures - Couverture rigide

Rowe, Ruth

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0852555490 ISBN 13 : 9780852555491

Editeur : James Currey, 2000

Synopsis

A comprehensive guide to works by African authors that were written in English, this volume features entries in an alphabetical format on: authors; titles; literary genres, movements, influences and connections; and wider themes. 'This comprehensive compendium will be a handy companion for anyone working on African literatures. The entries are authoritative and up-to-date, providing information on the hundreds of authors and texts that have contributed to a whole continent's literary flowering. Killam and Rowe have left no tome unturned.' - Bernth Lindfors North America: Indiana U Press

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

[S]ynthesizing guides such as this are precious [...] a stimulating volume to browse through, and a mine of information about all sorts of little-known aspects of the conditions of writing and publishing literary works in Africa. --African Affairs

[T]he work can be recommended as a quick reference source, as a knowledgeable literary signpost. One of the main strengths of the work is that the discussion is balanced, rather than ideological. Whether an expert or not, the reader is likely to find useful information and first-rate sources of African literature. In an era in which Africa has been marginalized, it certainly helps in its small way to dilute the gloom-and-doom perception of Africa. --African Studies Review

Over 150 scholars from around the world have contributed to this encyclopedic new guide to African literatures. [...] Its coherent layout and user-friendly categories make the book accessible to several communities of readers, ranging from students researching essay topics to specialists wishing to read up on particular issues. --African Reasearch & Documentation

Présentation de l'éditeur

A comprehensive guide to works by African authors that were written in English, this volume features entries in an alphabetical format on: authors; titles; literary genres, movements, influences and connections; and wider themes. 'This comprehensive compendium will be a handy companion for anyone working on African literatures. The entries are authoritative and up-to-date, providing information on the hundreds of authors and texts that have contributed to a whole continent's literary flowering. Killam and Rowe have left no tome unturned.' (Bernth Lindfors). North America: Indiana U Press (cloth edition)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: James Currey
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0852555490
• ISBN 13: 9780852555491
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Killam G.D., Rowe Ruth
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible