Literary History of the Igbo Novel African Literature in African Languages

This book looks at the trends in the development of the Igbo novel from its antecedents in oral performance, through the emergence of the first published novel, Omenuko, in 1933 by Pita Nwana, to the contemporary Igbo novel.

Defining "Igbo literature" as literature in Igbo language, and "Igbo novel" as a novel written in Igbo language, the author argues that oral and written literature in African indigenous languages hold an important foundational position in the history of African literature. Focusing on the contributions of Igbo writers to the development of African literature in African languages, the book examines the evolution, themes, and distinctive features of the Igbo novel, the historical circumstances of the rise of the African novel in the pre-colonial, era and their impact on the contemporary Igbo novel.

This book will be of interest to scholars of African literature, literary history, and Igbo studies.

A propos de l'auteur

Ernest N. Emenyonu is Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Michigan–Flint, USA.

Résumé

This book looks at the trends in the development of the Igbo Novel from its antecedents in oral and performance, through the emergence of the first published novel, Omenuko, in 1933 by Pita Nwana, to the contemporary Igbo novel.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ernest N. Emenyonu, Ernest N. (University of Michigan-Flint Emenyonu, Emenyonu Ernest N.
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 30.09.2021
• Catégorie: Sciences naturelles, médecine, it, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée
• EAN: 9781032174792
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3217479-2
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Thème: Routledge African Studies
• Catégories: HISTORY / Africa / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, Literary theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Other African Languages, Ibo (Igbo), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, oral tradition studies, African feminist literature, evolution of Igbo narrative forms, postcolonial narrative forms, language standardisation debates, Nigerian literary criticism, indigenous language fiction