African literatures and beyond : a florilegium / edited by Bernth Lindfors and Geoffrey V. Davis.

This tribute collection reflects the wide range and diversity of James Gibbs's academic interests. The focus is on Africa, but comparative studies of other literatures also receive attention. Fiction, drama, and poetry by writers from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Sou...

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Other Authors: Lindfors, Bernth (Editor), Davis, Geoffrey V., 1943-2018 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2013.
Series:Cross/cultures ; 168.
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Summary:This tribute collection reflects the wide range and diversity of James Gibbs's academic interests. The focus is on Africa, but comparative studies of other literatures also receive attention. Fiction, drama, and poetry by writers from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ireland, England, Germany, India, and the Caribbean are surveyed alongside significant missionaries, scientists, performers, and scholars. The writers discussed include Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Kobina Sekyi, Raphael Armattoe, J.E. Casely Hayford, Michael Dei-Anang, Kofi Awoonor, Ayi Kwei A.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 426 pages) : some illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789401209892
9401209898
9781306315555
1306315557
ISSN:0924-1426 ;
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.