Of minstrelsy and masks : the legacy of Ezenwa-Ohaeto in Nigerian writing / edited by Christine Matzke, Aderemi Raji-Oyelade, Geoffrey V. Davis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Geoffrey V., 1943-

Ezenwa-Ohaeto, 1958-2005.

Matzke, Christine.

Raji, Remi, 1961-

Series:

Matatu ; no. 33.

Matatu ; no. 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critics--Nigeria--Biography.

Critics.

Nigerian literature (English)--20th century--History and criticism.

Nigerian literature (English).

Poets, Nigerian--20th century--Biography.

Poets, Nigerian.

Ezenwa-Ohaeto, 1958-2005--Interviews.

Ezenwa-Ohaeto.

Ezenwa-Ohaeto, 1958-2005--Criticism and interpretation.

Ezenwa-Ohaeto, 1958-2005--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection is dedicated to a distinguished scholar and writer who for a quarter of a century wrote consistently on African literature and the arts and was a major voice in Nigerian literary circles. Ezenwa-Ohaeto made a mark in contemporary Nigerian poetry by committing pidgin to written form and, by so doing, introducing different creative patterns. He also saw himself as a 'minstrel', as someone who wanted to read, express and enact his work before an audience. First and foremost, however, Ezenwa-Ohaeto was someone who 'un-masked' ideas and meanings hidden in the folds of literary works

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; Illustrations; Frontispiece; Preface; Raising a Chant; SECTION 1: IN MEMORIAM; SECTION 2: POETRY & FICTION; SECTION 3: THE MAN, THE MINSTREL, THE MOMENT; SECTION 4: INTERVIEWS; SECTION 5: EZENWA-OHAETO: CRITICAL EVALUATIONS; SECTION 6: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON NIGERIAN LITERATURE; APPENDIX; Notes on Contributors and Editors; Notes for Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

94-012-0410-1

1-4294-8140-4

OCLC:

714567435