{"product_id":"alt-11-myth-history-african-literature-today-9781847011220","title":"ALT 11 Myth \u0026 History: African Literature Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe re-issue of archival volumes \u003ci\u003eALT 1\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eALT 14\u003c\/i\u003e makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume, first published in 1980, provides an overview of the way myth and history have influenced both the literature of Africa and individual writers. Isidore Okpewho, Solomon O. Iyasere and Mazisi Kunene contribute here onmyth, oral tradition and African cosmological systems. Armah's vision of history is examined both in the way that it appears in his novels and in comparison with Ouologuem and Soyinka; also examined are Elechi Amadi's view of thegods, Achebe's use of myth in \u003ci\u003eArrow of God\u003c\/i\u003e and the inward journey of Tutuola's \u003ci\u003ePalm-Wine Drinkard\u003c\/i\u003e. There are views across the Atlantic of the way the Middle Passage resonates in the work of Edouard Glissant and in the work of a number of writers from West Africa.","brand":"Eldred Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280829526267,"sku":"9781847011220","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781847011220_00cd9177-b06d-4f7f-8d4c-8b1549369a63.jpg?v=1772487638","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/alt-11-myth-history-african-literature-today-9781847011220","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}