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The theory of African literature : implications for practical criticism /

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"This groundbreaking work, first published in 1989, was one of the first to challenge the conventional critical assessment of African literature, and remains highly influential today. Amuta's key argument is that African literature can be discussed only within the wider framework of the di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amuta, Chidi, 1953- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 1989.
Series:Zed cultural studies
Subjects:
African literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Criticism > Africa > History > 20th century.
Literature and society > Africa > History > 20th century.
Politics and literature > Africa > History > 20th century.
Marxist criticism.
Literature: history & criticism
English literature > African writers - Critical studies
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Ideological formations in the criticism of African literature
  • Traditionalism and the quest for an African literary aesthetic
  • Marxism and African literature
  • A dialectical theory of African literature: categories and springboards
  • Issues and problems in African literature: A dialectical revision
  • History and the dialectics of narrative in the African novel
  • Drama and revolution in Africa
  • Poetry and liberation politics in Africa
  • Beyond decolonization.