Myth, literature, and the African world / Wole Soyinka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soyinka, Wole, author.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African literature--History and criticism.

African literature.

Literature and society--Africa.

Literature and society.

Africa.

Africa--Civilization.

Civilization.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xii, 168 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1976.

Contents:

Morality and aesthetics in the ritual archetype

Drama and the African world-view

Ideology and the social vision (1): The religious factor

Ideology and the social vision (2): The secular ideal

Appendix: The Fourth Stage.

Notes:

"First published 1976."

"The cover illustration shows a neo-traditional sculpture of the Nimba mask from the Baga, Guinea, signifying creative force. The cover design is by Ken Farnhill."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy is "First paperback edition 1978".

ISBN:

0521211905 :

0521293944

OCLC:

1959474