| Negritude and Literary Criticism: The History and Theory of Negro-African Literature in French Contributor(s): Jack, Belinda E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313295115 ISBN-13: 9780313295119 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: "Negro-African" literature in French is one of a number of appellations most commonly used to describe a body of literary texts written in French by Africans and those of African descent from roughly 1920 onward. Discussing the numerous other terms that have been used to designate the same body of texts ("Colonial" literature, "Black" literature, "literature of Negritude"), Jack explores the complex relationship between how literatures are named and how they are evaluated. The first thorough study of the history and criticism of "Negro-African" literature in French, this work gives an account of the development of a critical discourse and its influence on primary texts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 840.989 |
| LCCN: 95035714 |
| Series: Contributions in Afro-American & African Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.26" W x 9.56" (0.98 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Negro-African literature in French is one of a number of appellations most commonly used to describe a body of literary texts written in French by Africans and those of African descent from roughly 1920 onward. Discussing the numerous other terms that have been used to designate the same body of texts (Colonial literature, Black literature, literature of Negritude), Jack explores the complex relationship between how literatures are named and how they are evaluated. The first thorough study of the history and criticism of Negro-African literature in French, this work gives an account of the development of a critical discourse and its influence on primary texts. |