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World Literature and Its Times: African Literature and Its Times
Contributor(s): Moss, Joyce (Author), Valestuk, Lorraine (Author)
ISBN: 0787637270     ISBN-13: 9780787637279
Publisher: Gale Cengage
OUR PRICE:   $314.69  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2000
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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
 
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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:

  • Introductory profile -- an overview that discuss genre, time, place and other important elements with a synopsis and introduction that places the work in the context of the authors life
  • Events in history -- a report on the social, political and cultural climate relevant to the work, including primary source documents, charts, timelines and other illustrative materials
  • Literary work in focus -- three sections that place the work in context with an in-depth summary, related history and historical sources
  • Sources for more information -- full citations offering additional sources of information

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:

  • Latin American literature
  • African literature
  • British & Irish literature (2 volumes - The Victorian Era to the