Myth & History - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847011225 ISBN 13 : 9781847011220

Editeur : James Currey, 1980

Synopsis

This volume, first published in 1980, provides an overview of the way myth and history have influenced both the literature of Africa and individual writers. Isidore Okpewho, Solomon O. Iyasere and Mazisi Kunene contribute here on myth, oral tradition and African cosmological systems. Armah's vision of history is examined both in the way that it appears in his novels and in comparison with Ouologuem and Soyinka; also examined are Elechi Amadi's view of the gods, Achebe's use of myth in Arrow of God and the inward journey of Tutuola's Palm-Wine Drinkard. There are views across the Atlantic of the way the Middle Passage resonates in the work of Edouard Glissant and in the work of a number of writers from West Africa

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: James Currey
• Date d'édition: 1980
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847011225
• ISBN 13: 9781847011220
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Jones Eldred
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible