Frederick Chidozie Ogbalu Memorial Lectures (1 & 3) 2008
Author: Innọ Ụzọma Nwadike
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 108
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Author: Innọ Ụzọma Nwadike
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 108
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ernest N. Emenyonu
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-02-07
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 1000040704
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Nwana, Pita
Publisher: African Heritage Press
Published: 2014-10-21
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 1940729173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOmenụkọ (real name: Igwegbe Odum) whose home in Okigwe, Eastern Nigeria, was a popular spot for field trips by students in schools and colleges, as well as a favourite attraction for tourists in the decades before and after the Nigerian Independence in 1960. Generations of Igbo children began their reading in Igbo with Omenụkọ, and those who did not have the opportunity to go to school still read Omenụkọ in their homes or at adult education centers. Omenụkọ was a legendary figure and his 'sayings' became part of the Igbo speech repertoire that young adults were expected to acquire. Omenụkọ, a classic in Igbo Literature, written by Pita Nwana and published in 1933 by Longman, Green & Co, Ltd, London, is in this translation made accessible to a global audience. Emenyonu utilizes his mastery of both languages (Igbo and English) to faithfully present to his audience a complete rendition of Omenụkọ as originally written. The timeless significance of this novel as a progenitor of the Igbo language novel is again underscored.
Author: F. Chidozie Ọgbalụ
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 266
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: G. Chuku
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-04-27
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 1137311290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this groundbreaking collection, leading historians, Africanists, and other scholars document the life and work of twelve Igbo intellectuals who, educated within European traditions, came to terms with the dominance of European thought while making significant contributions to African intellectual traditions.
Author: Innọ Ụzọma Nwadike
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 172
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Graham Furniss
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-12-11
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780521087940
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfrican oral literature, like other forms of popular culture, is not merely a form of entertainment but a medium for commenting on contemporary social and political events. It can also be a significant agent of change capable of directing, provoking, preventing, overturning, and recasting social reality. The contributors to this collection are anthropologists, linguists, historians, and ethnomusicologists, who present fresh material on oral literature to paint a lively picture of current real life situations in Africa.
Author: Ruth Finnegan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-09-02
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1134945388
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study of oral traditions and verbal arts leads into an area of human culture to which anthropologists are increasingly turning their attention. Oral Traditions and the Verbal Arts provides up-to-date guidance on how to approach the study of oral form and their performances, treating both the practicalities of fieldwork and the methods by which oral texts and performances can be observed, collected or analysed. It also relates to those current controversies about the nature of performance and of 'text'. Designed as a practical and systematic introduction to the processes and problems of researching in this area, this is an invaluable guide for students, and lecturers of anthropology and cultural studies and also for general readers who are interested in enjoying oral literature for its own sake.
Author: F. Chidozie Ọgbalụ
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 84
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Akinloyè Òjó
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-09-19
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 1351119885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book considers how the establishment and/or improvement of gender equality impacts on the social, economic, religious, cultural, environmental and political developments of human societies in Africa and its Diaspora. An interdisciplinary team of contributors examine the role of gender in development against the background of Africa’s convoluted and arduous history of state formation, slavery, colonialism, post-independence, nation-building and poverty. Each chapter highlights and stimulates further discussion on the struggles that many African and African Diaspora societies grapple with in the perplexing issue of gender and development - concentrating on gains that have been made and the challenges yet to be surmounted.