African Literature in Transition: Volume 4 : Intellectual Traditions of African Literature, 1960-2015 by Jeanne-Marie Jackson

This volume provides?scholars and students with a birds-eye view of the stories African literature has?told?about itself. It?elaborates on?Africa's contributions to an evolving, transnational literary vocabulary?and though its organization around key terms rather than specific periods or national canons,?Intellectual Traditions of African Literature?also facilitates movement between and across African traditions: its framework is intrinsically comparative. As befits a project of this scale and versatility, its contributors are drawn from across professional ranks, areas?of geographical and subfield expertise, and academies of origin.?By?contextualizing?African literature within a larger set of literary terms and movements, it demonstrates?that African literature is intrinsically worldly and transnational, even at points of local historical engagement.
Binding: Hardback