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The Columbia guide to Central African literature in English since 1945 /

"Columbia's guides to postwar African literature paint a unique portrait of the continent's rich and diverse literary traditions. This volume examines the rapid rise and growth of modern literature in the three postcolonial nations of Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. It tracks the multip...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roscoe, Adrian A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2008]
Colección:Columbia guides to literature since 1945.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chronology of major political events, 1944-2006
  • pt. 1. History and politics
  • 1. Empire and colonialism
  • 2. British imperialism
  • 3. Legitimizing empire
  • 4. The British in Africa
  • 5. Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia
  • 6. White Rhodesia
  • 7. Historiography and literature
  • 8. Independence
  • pt. 2. Genres
  • 9. Verse
  • 10. Prose
  • 11. Drama
  • 12. Children's literature
  • 13. White Rhodesian poetry
  • 14. White Rhodesian fiction
  • pt. 3. Authors and works, A-Z
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.