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Care and Crisis in Chinua Achebe's Novels
  • Language: en

Care and Crisis in Chinua Achebe's Novels

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-04-16
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This book is a new study of Chinua Achebe's novels in which they are read as works of literary art, as literary works are studied and discussed within the discipline of literary studies and criticism. A central concept, care, which is a humane value, is found to run in the texts, and is the crux of the test that the major characters are subjected to. What challenges them as things to be taken care of through concern may be a human being in a dire circumstance, as with Ikemefuna (Things Fall Apart), the human group itself exposed to famine in what should be harvest time (Arrow of God), or the state which needs to be brought to its proper being, as Heidegger would say (No Longer at Ease and A Man of the People), or human suffering calling to be relieved (Anthills of the Savannah). The novels are all in the tragic mode, because intervention is under some kind of interdiction.

Orimili
  • Language: en

Orimili

Shortlisted for the 1992 Commonwealth Best First Book Award. Orimili is the profound story of a father desperate to deepen his cultural roots and find identity within his community. Despite the respect and wealth Orimili has accumulated over the years, there remains one last barrier to his recognition - the title of Ozo. The most important symbol of nobility and honour, he is desperate to finally have the status he deserves. But gaining the town elders' respect proves more difficult than he ever could have imagined. Writing with remarkable poise, Amechi Akwanya charts Orimili's difficult journey to citizenship, offering a compelling insight into the customs of mid-twentieth century Nigeria.

Care and Crisis in Chinua Achebe's Novels
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 344

Care and Crisis in Chinua Achebe's Novels

This book is a new study of Chinua Achebe’s novels in which they are read as works of literary art, as literary works are studied and discussed within the discipline of literary studies and criticism. A central concept, care, which is a humane value, is found to run in the texts, and is the crux of the test that the major characters are subjected to. What challenges them as things to be taken care of through concern may be a human being in a dire circumstance, as with Ikemefuna (Things Fall Apart), the human group itself exposed to famine in what should be harvest time (Arrow of God), or the state which needs to be brought to its proper being, as Heidegger would say (No Longer at Ease and A Man of the People), or human suffering calling to be relieved (Anthills of the Savannah). The novels are all in the tragic mode, because intervention is under some kind of interdiction.

Okike
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 700

Okike

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1996
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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A Crisis of Truth
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 520

A Crisis of Truth

"Green's work is of the greatest importance for the understanding of a crucial period in the history of English writing and institutions, and a crucial shift in patterns of cognition."—Derek Pearsall, Harvard University

African Literature Today
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 170

African Literature Today

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Black African Literature in English, 1997-1999
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 500

Black African Literature in English, 1997-1999

This volume lists the work produced on anglophone black African literature between 1997 and 1999. This bibliographic work is a continuation of the highly acclaimed earlier volumes compiled by Bernth Lindfors. Containing about 10,000 entries, some of which are annotated to identify the authors discussed, it covers books, periodical articles, papers in edited collections and selective coverage of other relevant sources.

The Irish Review
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 656

The Irish Review

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1989
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Journal of Liberal Studies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 210

Journal of Liberal Studies

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1994
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Major Themes in African Literature
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 272

Major Themes in African Literature

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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