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ALT 33 Children's Literature & Story-telling: African Literature Today (African Literature Today, 33) by Ernest Emenyo̲nu; Pat T Emenyonu; Jane Bryce; Maureen N Eke; Stephanie Newell; Charles E Nnolim; Alphonse Kwawisi Tekpetey; Iniobong I Uko; Obi Nwakanma; Chimalum Moses Nwankwo; Rose A Sackeyfio; Yvonne E McIntosh; Faith Ben-Daniels; Blessing Diala-Ogamba; Julia Udofia; Eve Judith Eisenberg; Kelvin Ngong Toh; Wazha Lopang; Louisa Uchum Egbunike; Juliana Daniels; Ikeogu Oke; Helen Chukwuma; Jasper Onuekwusi; Ruby Magosvongwe; Osita Ezeliora is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Contributors analyse the theories behind children's literature, its functions and cultural significance, and suggest the new directions this literature is taking in terms of its craft, themes and intentions.Africa's encounter with the West and its implications and consequences remain far-reaching and enduring in the craft and thrust of its creative writers. The contributors to ALT 33 analyse the connections between traditional stories and myths that have been told to children, as well as the work of contemporary creative writers who are writing for children in order that they understand this complex history. Some of these writers are developing traditional myths, folk tales, and legends and are writing them in new forms, while others focus on the encounter with the West that has dominated much modern African literature for adults. The previous neglect of the cultural significance, study, criticism and teaching of children's literature is addressed in this volume: How can the successes and/or failures of stories and story-telling for children in Africa be measured? Are there models to be followed and whatmakes them models? What is the relationship between the text and the illustrati

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Author

Ernest Emenyo̲nu; Pat T Emenyonu; Jane Bryce; Maureen N Eke; Stephanie Newell; Charles E Nnolim; Alphonse Kwawisi Tekpetey; Iniobong I Uko; Obi Nwakanma; Chimalum Moses Nwankwo; Rose A Sackeyfio; Yvonne E McIntosh; Faith Ben-Daniels; Blessing Diala-Ogamba; Julia Udofia; Eve Judith Eisenberg; Kelvin Ngong Toh; Wazha Lopang; Louisa Uchum Egbunike; Juliana Daniels; Ikeogu Oke; Helen Chukwuma; Jasper Onuekwusi; Ruby Magosvongwe; Osita Ezeliora

Publisher

James Currey ; HEBN Publishers Plc

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781782046387

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, History, Literary Fiction