Negritude and Literary Criticism: The History and Theory of by Belinda Jack
By Belinda Jack
Negro-African literature in French is considered one of a few appellations most typically used to explain a physique of literary texts written in French by means of Africans and people of African descent from approximately 1920 onward. Discussing the various different phrases which have been used to designate an identical physique of texts (Colonial literature, Black literature, literature of Negritude), Jack explores the advanced dating among how literatures are named and the way they're evaluated. the 1st thorough research of the background and feedback of Negro-African literature in French, this paintings provides an account of the advance of a severe discourse and its effect on basic texts.
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