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ISBN: 9780813036021 Year: 2011 Publisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
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African identities have been written and rewritten in both British and African literature for decades. These revisions have opened up new formulations of what it really means to be British or African. By comparing texts by authors from African and British backgrounds across a wide variety of political orientations, Simon Lewis analyzes the deeper relationships between colonizer and colonized. He brings issues of race, gender, class, and sexuality into the analysis, providing new ways for cultural scholars to think about how empire and colony have impacted one another from the late eighteenth century through the decades following World War II. In his comparisons, Lewis focuses on commonalities rather than differences. By examining the work of writers including Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, T. S. Eliot, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Zoe Wicomb, Yvette Christianse, and Chris van Wyk, he demonstrates how Britain’s former African colonies influence British culture just as much as African culture was influenced by British colonization. Lewis brings a uniquely informed perspective to the topic, having lived in South Africa, Tanzania, and Great Britain, and having taught African literature for over a decade. The book demonstrates his expert knowledge of local cultural history from 1945 to the present, in both Africa and Britain.
Littérature anglaise --- Littérature africaine de langue anglaise --- Impérialisme --- Postcolonialisme --- 20e siècle --- 20e siècle --- Dans la littérature --- Afrique --- Littérature anglaise --- Littérature africaine de langue anglaise --- Impérialisme --- Postcolonialisme --- 20e siècle --- Histoire et critique --- 20e siècle --- Histoire et critique --- Dans la littérature --- Afrique --- 20e siècle
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ISBN: 9780813931876 9780813931869 9780813932002 0813932009 081393186X 0813931878 1280490489 9781280490484 9786613585714 6613585718 Year: 2011 Publisher: Charlottesville University of Virginia Press
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Although the author cites numerous African writers, she selects six works by Chinua Achebe, Ahmadou Kourouma, and Calixthe Beyala for her primary analysis. Modern Language Initiative.
African literature (French) --- African literature (English) --- Irony in literature. --- Meaning (Philosophy) in literature. --- Postcolonialism in literature. --- Littérature africaine (française) --- Littérature africaine (anglaise) --- Ironie dans la littérature --- Signification (Philosophie) dans la littérature --- Postcolonialisme dans la littérature --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Kourouma, Ahmadou --- Achebe, Chinua --- Beyala, Calixthe --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Littérature africaine (française) --- Littérature africaine (anglaise) --- Ironie dans la littérature --- Signification (Philosophie) dans la littérature --- Postcolonialisme dans la littérature --- English literature --- French literature --- African authors --- Achebe, Albert Chinua --- Achebe, Chinualumogu Albert --- Ats'ebeh, Ts'inuʼa --- Acībī, Cinūā --- Achebe, Albert Chinualumogu --- אצ׳בה, צ׳ינוא --- أتشينى، شينوا --- Ahmadou Kourouma --- Kourouma, Ahmadou (1927-2003) --- Achebe, Chinua (1930-....) --- Beyala, Calixthe (1961-....) --- Littérature africaine de langue anglaise --- Littérature africaine de langue française --- Ironie --- Sens (philosophie) --- Postcolonialisme --- Critique et interprétation --- 20e siècle --- Dans la littérature
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