Shaken wisdom : irony and meaning in postcolonial African fiction

Shaken wisdom : irony and meaning in postcolonial African fiction / Gloria Nne Onyeoziri.

In her focus on irony and meaning in postcolonial African fiction, Gloria Nne Onyeoziri refers to an internal subversion of the discourse of the wise and the powerful, a practice that has played multiple roles in the circulation of knowledge, authority, and opinion within African communities.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Onyeoziri, Gloria Nne
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Kourouma, Ahmadou > Criticism and interpretation.
Achebe, Chinua > Criticism and interpretation.
Beyala, Calixthe > Criticism and interpretation.
Achebe, Chinua
Beyala, Calixthe
Kourouma, Ahmadou
1900-1999
African literature (French) > 20th century > History and criticism.
African literature (English) > 20th century > History and criticism.
Irony in literature.
Meaning (Philosophy) in literature.
Postcolonialism in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
African literature (English)
African literature (French)
Irony in literature
Meaning (Philosophy) in literature
Postcolonialism in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Description
Summary:In her focus on irony and meaning in postcolonial African fiction, Gloria Nne Onyeoziri refers to an internal subversion of the discourse of the wise and the powerful, a practice that has played multiple roles in the circulation of knowledge, authority, and opinion within African communities.
Physical Description:1 online resource (178 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813932002
0813932009
1280490489
9781280490484
9786613585714
6613585718
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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