Tell Me Africa : : An Approach to African Literature / / James Olney.
James Olney demonstrates that autobiography, because it provides the most direct narrative enactments of the ways, motives, and beliefs of a culture, is an excellent way to approach African literature. After a general discussion of the African ethos, each chapter takes up the "autobiographical&...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1974 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction and Methodology -- 1. African Autobiography and the Non-African Reader -- 2. Children of Gikuyu and Mumbi -- 3. "Ces pays lointains" -- 4. Love, Sex, and Procreation -- 5. Pornography, Philosophy, and African History -- 6. Politics, Creativity, and Exile -- Anti-Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | James Olney demonstrates that autobiography, because it provides the most direct narrative enactments of the ways, motives, and beliefs of a culture, is an excellent way to approach African literature. After a general discussion of the African ethos, each chapter takes up the "autobiographical" literature of a specific group in African society and treats it as both an expression of a personal vision and as a revelation of a permeating social reality.Originally published in 1974.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400870592 9783110426847 9783110413533 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400870592?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | James Olney. |