Decolonising The Mind: The Politics Of Language In African Literature

Ralph Waldo Emerson s dictum-- The corruption of man is followed by the corrup... Ralph Waldo Emerson s dictum-- The corruption of man is followed by the corruption of language --belongs to a long tradition of writing connecting political disorders and the corruption of language that stretches back in Western culture. Representative... more

Through examination of the functions of language and cross-cultural readings o... Through examination of the functions of language and cross-cultural readings of literature - from African queer reading to postcolonial Shakespeare - Rooney explores the nature of the real providing: a way out of some of the current deadlocks of... more

Engaging questions of language identity and reception to restore South African... Engaging questions of language identity and reception to restore South African and diaspora writing to the African literary tradition more

Affections of the Mind argues that a politicized negotiation of issues of auth... Affections of the Mind argues that a politicized negotiation of issues of authority in the institution of marriage can be found in late medieval England where an emergent middle class of society used a sacramental model of marriage to exploit... more

Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play examines a key pre... Language and Politics in the Sixteenth-Century History Play examines a key preoccupation of historical drama in the period 1538-1600: the threat presented by uncivil language. Unlicensed speech informs the presentation of political debate in Tudor... more

Did the Greeks find it amusing irritating or threatening when they heard anoth... Did the Greeks find it amusing irritating or threatening when they heard another Greek speaking in a different dialect? This book exploits the evidence of ancient Greek comedy in an attempt to answer some of the questions about ancient language... more

This innovative study examines a range of canonical and non-canonical material... This innovative study examines a range of canonical and non-canonical materials to open a new narrative on the mutually illuminating interchange between Romantic literature and philological theory in the late-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.... more

This volume in celebration of Peter Machinist Hancock Professor of Hebrew and ... This volume in celebration of Peter Machinist Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages at Harvard University includes twenty-eight illuminating essays on ancient Near Eastern history and literature which focus especially on the... more

The influence of colonialism and race on the development of African literature... The influence of colonialism and race on the development of African literature has been the subject of a number of studies. The effect of patriarchy and gender however and indeed the contributions of African women have up until now been largely ignored... more

Biodun Jeyifo examines the relationship between the innovative and influential... Biodun Jeyifo examines the relationship between the innovative and influential writings of Wole Soyinka and his radical political activism. Jeyifo analyzes Soyinka s most ambitious works relating them to the controversies generated by his appropriation... more

African literature written in English is not only a literature of great variet... African literature written in English is not only a literature of great variety and power -- it is also a literature of world importance entitled to the most detailed and advanced linguistic and stylistic analysis. The essays gathered together in this... more

«This is a unique book which is multidisciplinary in the sense that it discus... «This is a unique book which is multidisciplinary in the sense that it discusses a variety of genres which cut across film studies literature and cartoons. The combination of emerging and renowned scholars writing in one anthology makes it an... more

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine.... Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back [1991]. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality... more

Chinua Achebe and the Politics of Narration: Envisioning Language Chinua Achebe and the Politics of Narration: Envisioning Language more