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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Olney, James, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Tell Me Africa : An Approach to African Literature / James Olney. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015] ©1974 1 online resource (338 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 1389 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) African literature History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM / African. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 9783110426847 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package Literature 9783110413533 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691618708 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400870592?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400870592 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400870592.jpg |
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