Literary Art and Literary Creativity in Contemporary Africa
The real focus of this lecture is the African literature written in European tongues, and in this case specifically the one in English. There are good reasons why this should be so: first African literature in English raises more pertinent questions about our contemporary situation; secondly it take...
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| description | The real focus of this lecture is the African literature written in European tongues, and in this case specifically the one in English. There are good reasons why this should be so: first African literature in English raises more pertinent questions about our contemporary situation; secondly it takes Africa straight into the international scene and advertises us to the world (and in this respect the relative fortunes of Fagunwa and Tutuola are instructive); and thirdly it has tried to grapple with far greater problems of art and creativity than the other two literatures. |
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| spelling | oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-26272023-05-13T11:05:15Z Literary Art and Literary Creativity in Contemporary Africa Ogunba, Oyin Creative writing African literature English fiction English literature African writing Modern African literature African humanism African tradition African writers African literature in English African culture The real focus of this lecture is the African literature written in European tongues, and in this case specifically the one in English. There are good reasons why this should be so: first African literature in English raises more pertinent questions about our contemporary situation; secondly it takes Africa straight into the international scene and advertises us to the world (and in this respect the relative fortunes of Fagunwa and Tutuola are instructive); and thirdly it has tried to grapple with far greater problems of art and creativity than the other two literatures. 2013-02-17T20:18:26Z 2018-10-27T14:55:20Z 2013-02-17T20:18:26Z 2018-10-27T14:55:20Z 1979 1978-11-21 Lecture http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2627 en pdf application/pdf Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo University Press |
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| title_short | Literary Art and Literary Creativity in Contemporary Africa |
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| topic | Creative writing African literature English fiction English literature African writing Modern African literature African humanism African tradition African writers African literature in English African culture |
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