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Myth, Literature and the African World
Wole Soyinka
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Description for Myth, Literature and the African World
Paperback. Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of myth, ritual and literature in Africa. Series: CANTO. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 240.
Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of the foremost living African writers, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of myth, ritual and literature in Africa. The ways in which the African world perceives itself as a cultural entity, and the differences between its essential unity of experience and literary form and the sense of division pervading Western literature, are just some of the issues addressed. The centrality of ritual gives drama a prominent place in Soyinka's discussion, but he deals in equally illuminating ways with contemporary poetry and fiction. Above all, the fascinating insights in this ... Read more
Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of the foremost living African writers, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of myth, ritual and literature in Africa. The ways in which the African world perceives itself as a cultural entity, and the differences between its essential unity of experience and literary form and the sense of division pervading Western literature, are just some of the issues addressed. The centrality of ritual gives drama a prominent place in Soyinka's discussion, but he deals in equally illuminating ways with contemporary poetry and fiction. Above all, the fascinating insights in this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
CANTO
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521398343
SKU
V9780521398343
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Reviews for Myth, Literature and the African World
'… the best book on contemporary African literature available.' New Society