Negritude and Literary Criticism: The History and Theory of "Negro-African" Literature in French (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies) [Hardcover]

Belinda Elizabeth Jack (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 13, 1996 | Series: Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets (Book 178)

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.

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.,."this is an extremely ambitious work, one that is well documented and rich in observations....the study is extremely valuable and offers an interesting, comprehensive orientation of many of the primary texts in the discipline with special consideration for some key theoretical issues, especially the evolving nature of the concept of Negritude."-Research in African Literatures

About the Author

BELINDA ELIZABETH JACK is Lecturer in French at Christ Church, University of Oxford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (February 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313295115
• ISBN-13: 978-0313295119
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,671,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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