Richard J Gray

Francophone African Poetry and Drama

A Cultural History Since the 1960s

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Scholars examining literature from former French colonies sometimes view it wrongly as simply an outgrowth of colonial literature. By suggesting new ways to understand the multiple voices present, this book explores how Francophone African poetry and theatre in particular, since the 1960s, constitute both an organic cultural product and a reflection of the diverse African cultures in which they originate. Themes explored in five chapters include the many kinds of African identity formation, the resistance to former notions of literary composition as art, a remapping of social responsibility, and the impact of globalization on Francophone Afri… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7864-7558-2
EAN: 9780786475582
Produktnummer: 22493175
Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 214 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.2 cm 336 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 336

Über den Autor

Richard J. Gray II is an assistant professor of French at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. His fields of study include interdisciplinary approaches to French literary studies, language, film, cultural studies, and women's studies. He lives in Ashland, Ohio.