Achebe the orator : the art of persuasion in Chinua Achebe's novels / Chinwe Christiana Okechukwu, foreword by Chinyere Grace Okafor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Okechukwu, Chinwe Christiana.

Series:

Contributions in Afro-American and African studies 0069-9624 ; no. 202.

Contributions in Afro-American and African studies, 0069-9624 ; no. 202

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Achebe, Chinua--Technique.

Achebe, Chinua.

Politics and literature--Nigeria--History--20th century.

Politics and literature.

Literature and society--Nigeria--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Achebe, Chinua--Political and social views.

English language--Nigeria--Rhetoric.

English language.

Political oratory--Nigeria.

Political oratory.

Rhetoric.

Political and social views.

History.

Technique.

Nigeria--In literature.

Nigeria.

Persuasion (Rhetoric).

Physical Description:

xiv, 174 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Summary:

Analyzes Achebe's use of rhetorical devices to advance the themes of his novels and delineate his characters.

Contents:

1. Chinua Achebe and the African Novel 5

2. Audience and Oratory: Things Fall Apart 13

3. Oratory and Social Responsibility: Arrow of God 45

4. Locale and Argumentation: No Longer at Ease 77

5. The Rhetoric of Governance: A Man of the People 99

6. The Rhetoric of Military Intervention in Politics: Anthills of the Savannah 119

Appendix I Historical Trajectory 149

Appendix II Critical Appraisal of Chinua Achebe's Novels 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-169) and index.

ISBN:

0313317038

OCLC:

44979774