{"product_id":"african-literature-paperback","title":"African Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTejumola Olaniyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAto Quayson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the first anthology to bring together the key texts of African literary theory and criticism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together key texts that are otherwise hard to locate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all genres and critical schools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the intellectual context for understanding African literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFacilitates the future development of African literary criticism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a Nigerian newspaper, more than ten years ago, the distinguished critic, Biodun Jeyifo, lamented what he called the \"homelessness\" of the writings of African literary theorists and critics. This landmark anthology at long last creates a home for the key texts, bringing together work that otherwise exists only in disparate journals and essay collections, and largely inaccessible texts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering all genres and critical schools of literary theory, the anthology provides the intellectual context for understanding African literature. The material is organized around significant topics in the field, including feminist criticism, postmodernism, and Marxist theory, and reflects the chronological development of African literary criticism. Writings include those written by scholars with often fiercely divergent viewpoints, exemplifying the drama and excitement of debates in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTejumola Olaniyan\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in English at the University of Wisconsin. His publications include: \u003ci\u003eScars of Conquest\/Masks of Resistance: The Invention of Cultural Identities in African, African American and Caribbean Drama\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eArrest the Music: Fela and His Rebel Art and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and he is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Drama and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAto Quayson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in English and Director of the Centre for Diaspora and Transnationalism Studies, University of Toronto. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eStrategic Transformation in Nigerian Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003ePostcolonialism: Theory, Practice or Process?\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eRelocating Postcolonialism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2002) and \u003ci\u003eCalibrations: Reading for the Social\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.69 x 9.6 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459498094841,"sku":"9781405112017","price":143.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/noFzKsIFQh9781405112017.webp?v=1780170814","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/african-literature-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}