Shaken wisdom : irony and meaning in postcolonial African fiction

Shaken wisdom : irony and meaning in postcolonial African fiction /

In her focus on irony and meaning in postcolonial African fiction, Gloria Nne Onyeoziri refers to an internal subversion of the discourse of the wise and the powerful, a practice that has played multiple roles in the circulation of knowledge, authority, and opinion within African communities.

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Main Author: Onyeoziri, Gloria Nne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011
Subjects:
Kourouma, Ahmadou > Criticism and interpretation.
Achebe, Chinua > Criticism and interpretation.
Beyala, Calixthe > Criticism and interpretation.
African literature (French) > 20th century > History and criticism.
African literature (English) > 20th century > History and criticism.
Irony in literature.
Meaning (Philosophy) in literature.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:In her focus on irony and meaning in postcolonial African fiction, Gloria Nne Onyeoziri refers to an internal subversion of the discourse of the wise and the powerful, a practice that has played multiple roles in the circulation of knowledge, authority, and opinion within African communities.
Physical Description:1 online resource (178 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813932002
0813932009
1280490489
9781280490484
9786613585714
6613585718
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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