European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan AfricaAlbert S. Gérard John Benjamins Publishing, 1 janv. 1986 - 1288 pages The first major comparative study of African writing in western languages, European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa, edited by Albert S. Gérard, falls into four wide-ranging sections: an overview of early contacts and colonial developments Under Western Eyes ; chapters on Black Consciousness manifest in the debates over Panafricanism and Negritude; a group of essays on mental decolonization expressed in Black Power texts at the time of independence struggles; and finally Comparative Vistas, sketching directions that future comparative study might explore. An introductory essay stresses the millennia of writing in Africa, side by side with a richly eloquent and artistic set of vernacular oral traditions; written and oral traditions have become interwoven in adaptations of imported forms and linguistic innovations that challenge traditional high literary norms. Gérard uses the mathematical concept of fuzzy sets to explain why the focus on Black Africa has led him to set aside for future analysis the literatures produced in North Africa, which fall under the influence of Muslim civilization, as well as the diasporic literatures of the New World. Over sixty scholars from twenty-two countries contribute specialized studies of creative writing by leading authors in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries such as Achebe, Mphahlele, Ngugi, Senghor, Soyinka, and Tutuola. Critical analyses are organized primarily around regions, reflecting different colonial languages imposed through schools and other social institutions. Some authors trace the adaptation of western genres, others identify syncretism with folktales or myths. The volumes are attentive to the heterogeneity of national literatures addressed to polyethnic and multilingual populations, and they note the instrumental politics of language in newly independent states. A closing chapter, Tasks Ahead, identifies areas for future scholars to explore. |
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... political, linguistic and cultural imperialism of Rome: Ireland, Iceland and Great Britain. Imported by missionaries whose action was neither aided nor marred by political ambitions and military support, the writing technique gave rise ...
... political, linguistic and cultural imperialism of Rome: Ireland, Iceland and Great Britain. Imported by missionaries whose action was neither aided nor marred by political ambitions and military support, the writing technique gave rise ...
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... political distribution of these literary works. It appears that almost all the vernacular works have been produced ... political in nature: they provided a vivid image of Africa as seen through African eyes, at a time when political ...
... political distribution of these literary works. It appears that almost all the vernacular works have been produced ... political in nature: they provided a vivid image of Africa as seen through African eyes, at a time when political ...
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... political outspokenness of the poetry and prose fiction that were published by African writers in Paris in the fifties provides ample evidence that their authors were unfettered minds, even though their countries might still be ...
... political outspokenness of the poetry and prose fiction that were published by African writers in Paris in the fifties provides ample evidence that their authors were unfettered minds, even though their countries might still be ...
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... political activism. The latter was involved during his long career in editorial direction and feature writing for several newspapers, prepared a number of anti-government tracts dealing with such issues as land utilization and the ...
... political activism. The latter was involved during his long career in editorial direction and feature writing for several newspapers, prepared a number of anti-government tracts dealing with such issues as land utilization and the ...
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... political game. Prominence in a non-political structure is a reward for excellent performance in the political arena... Anyone who attempts to gain a position of influence in society without first gaining political sanction is regarded ...
... political game. Prominence in a non-political structure is a reward for excellent performance in the political arena... Anyone who attempts to gain a position of influence in society without first gaining political sanction is regarded ...
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