Routledge Studies in African Literature
Nigeria's Third-Generation Literature: Content and Form
1st Edition
By Ode Ogede
August 26, 2024
This book considers the evolution and characteristics of Nigeria’s third-generation literature, which emerged between the late 1980s and the early 1990s and is marked by expressive modes and concerns distinctly different from those of the preceding era. The creative writing of this period reflects ...
Mazisi Kunene: Literature, Activism, and African Worldview
1st Edition
By Dike Okoro
December 14, 2022
This book examines the life and work of Mazisi Kunene, the only recognized poet laureate of Africa, a Nobel Prize nominee, and a key symbol of African cultural independence. Kunene is widely recognized for his epic poems that assert cultural identity and condemn the disruption of the growth and ...