Language Aesthetics of Modern African Drama
Author | : Isaiah Ilo |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2013-11-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781304583468 |
ISBN-13 | : 1304583465 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Download or read book Language Aesthetics of Modern African Drama written by Isaiah Ilo and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to initiate theoretical discussions on the popular subject of African literary language, and the thrust of the contribution, apart from theory-building, is the introduction of the Post-indiginist concept next to the well known essentialist and hybrid concepts. The study outlines a set of criteria for each aesthetic concept, so that literary analysis based on the criteria will verify whether or not they are adequate for understanding, explaining and describing African writers' language usage. It is expected that a language aesthetic theory in the African context may help in the study of individual writers' styles and equally address a neglect of descriptive studies in African literary scholarship.