African Literature as Political Philosophy (Africa in the New Millennium)
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: October 16, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781842778951
Subjects: Literary studies: general; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Social & political philosophy; African Literature; Political Philosophy; Literary Criticism; Politics / Current Events; English; African; History & Theory - General; Political; Political Science / History & Theory; Africa; African literature (English); Authors, Black; Black authors; History and criticism; Philosophy; Political and social views
Description: African Literature as Political Philosophy looks in particular at Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah and Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, but situates these within the broader context of developments in African literature over the past half-century, discussing writers from Ayi Kwei Armah to Wole Soyinka. M.S.C. Okolo provides a thorough analysis of the authors' differing approaches and how these emerge from the literature. She shows the roots of Achebe's reformism and Ngugi's insistence on revolution and how these positions take shape in their work. Okolo argues that these authors have bee.