Culture, tradition and society in the West African novel / Emmanuel Obiechina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Obiechina, Emmanuel N., 1933-2010.

Contributor:

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

Series:

African studies series ; 14.

African studies series ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African fiction (English)--History and criticism.

African fiction (English).

Literature and society--Africa, West.

Literature and society.

Africa, West--In literature.

Africa, West.

West Africa.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

vii pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 296 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1975.

Contents:

Part I: Introduction. Background to the West African novel

Part II: Domestication of the novel in West Africa. Oral and literary traditions in West Africa; Nature, music and art; Characterization; Space and time; Setting; Language

Part III: The changing scene. Culture contact and culture conflict; Conclusion.

Notes:

"In its original form this work was submitted to the University of Cambridge as a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Considerable structural changes have however been made in the book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

0521205255.

0521098769

OCLC:

1621958