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African literature as political philosophy / M.S.C. Okolo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Okolo, M. S. C., author.
- Series:
- Africa in the new millennium.
- Africa in the new millennium
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Achebe, Chinua--Criticism and interpretation.
- Achebe, Chinua.
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938---Criticism and interpretation.
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo.
- Armah, Ayi Kwei, 1939---Criticism and interpretation.
- Armah, Ayi Kwei.
- Soyinka, Wole--Criticism and interpretation.
- Soyinka, Wole.
- African literature (English)--Black authors--History and criticism.
- African literature (English).
- Authors, Black--Africa--Political and social views.
- Authors, Black.
- Authors, Black--Africa--Philosophy.
- Politics and literature--Africa--History--20th century.
- Politics and literature.
- Political science--Africa--Philosophy--History--20th century.
- Political science.
- Africa--In literature.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (173 p.)
- Distribution:
- [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Zed Books, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- African Literature as Political Philosophy looks in particular at Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah and Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, but situates these within the broader context of developments in African literature over the past half-century, discussing writers from Ayi Kwei Armah to Wole Soyinka. M.S.C. Okolo provides a thorough analysis of the authors' differing approaches and how these emerge from the literature. She shows the roots of Achebe's reformism and Ngugi's insistence on revolution and how these positions take shape in their work. Okolo argues that these authors have bee.
- Contents:
- A Neglected Benefit
- Literature as Philosophy: A Theoretical Framework
- Chinua Achebe and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o as Political Thinkers
- Achebe's Reformist Agenda in Anthills of the Savannah
- Ngugi's Marxist Aesthetics
- Achebe and Ngugi on the African Condition
- Which Way for Africa Introduction: A Neglected Benefit
- Which Way for Africa.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-160) and index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611258733
- 9782869782044
- 2869782047
- 9781350218154
- 1350218154
- 9781848136045
- 1848136048
- 9781281258731
- 1281258733
- 9781848130494
- 184813049X
- OCLC:
- 476155883
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