The African novel of ideas : philosophy and individualism in the age of global writing /

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"This study focuses on the role of the philosophical novel-a genre that favors abstract concepts, or "thinking about thinking," over style, plot, or character development-and the role of philosophy more broadly in the intellectual life of the African continent. As philosophy over the...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jackson, Jeanne-Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
1900-2099
African fiction (English) > 20th century > History and criticism.
African fiction (English) > 21st century > History and criticism.
Philosophy in literature.
Thought and thinking in literature.
Roman africain (anglais) > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman africain (anglais) > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Philosophie dans la littérature.
Pensée dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature
African fiction (English)
Philosophy in literature
Thought and thinking in literature
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Disaggregating Liberalism
  • Part I. National Horizons
  • Ethiopia Unbound as Afro-Comparatist Novel : The Case for Liberated Solitude
  • Between the House of Stone and a Hard Place : Stanlake Samkange's Philosophical Turn
  • Part II. Global Recessions
  • A Forked Path, Forever : Kintu between Reason and Rationality
  • Bodies Impolitic : African Deaths of Philosophical Suicide
  • Epilogue. Speculations on the Future of African Literary Studies.

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