World Literature and Its Times: African Literature and Its Times Contributor(s): Moss, Joyce (Author), Valestuk, Lorraine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0787637270 ISBN-13: 9780787637279 Publisher: Gale Cengage OUR PRICE: $314.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: World Literature and Its Times helps students and researchers make connections between the political/social climate during which books were written and the works themselves. Each World Literature and Its Times volume focuses on major fiction, poetry and nonfiction from a particular country or region, presenting approximately 50 works in detailed essays running approximately 10 pages. The series is planned to conclude at 12 volumes which will be released at 6-month intervals beginning June 1999. Future volumes will cover Russian, Jewish, Spanish, Asian, French, Middle Eastern, Italian, Indian and German literatures. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African |
Dewey: 809.896 |
LCCN: 00024488 |
Series: World Literature & Its Times |
Physical Information: 1.45" H x 8.72" W x 11.33" (3.36 lbs) 600 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: World Literature and Its Times helps students and researchers make connections between political/social climate during which books were written and the works themselves. Each volume focuses on major fiction, poetry and nonfiction from a particular country and region, representing approximately 50 works. The detailed essays are approximately 10 pages in length and offer the following features:
Additional features include illustrations; maps; author and title tables of contents; sidebars; timelines; advisor information; and an alphabetical index of authors, titles, events and personalities. The series contains eight volumes covering the following literatures:
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