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The Greenwood Press Literature in Context Ser.: Understanding Things Fall Apart : A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents by Kalu Ogbaa (1999, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100313302944
ISBN-139780313302947
eBay Product ID (ePID)194929
Product Key Features
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameUnderstanding Things Fall Apart : a Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
SubjectGeneral, Customs & Traditions, African
Publication Year1999
TypeStudy Guide
AuthorKalu Ogbaa
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Social Science
SeriesThe Greenwood Press Literature in Context Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight18.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN98-022902
Reviews"[T]his book is well-edited, competently arranged, and useful....I highly recommend this text because it achieves its goal "to elucidate unfamiliar literay and historical references, as well as Igbo cultural elements that Achebe has succinctly appropriated as thematic material.""- Research in African Literatures, "...the most authentic comprehensive contextual study of Achebe's masterpiece in its forty-year history.... It is difficult to go through the volume and not be genuinely impressed by the scholarly meticulousness which shaped it, the passionate articulateness which structured it, and the indefatigable rigor which produced it. It will be difficult also henceforth for students, teachers, and researchers to have a wholesome critical and pedagogical mastery of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart without Kalu Ogbaa's study."- The Literary Griot, "[T]his book is well-edited, competently arranged, and useful....I highly recommend this text because it achieves its goal "to elucidate unfamiliar literay and historical references, as well as Igbo cultural elements that Achebe has succinctly appropriated as thematic material."" Research in African Literatures, "...the most authentic comprehensive contextual study of Achebe's masterpiece in its forty-year history.... It is difficult to go through the volume and not be genuinely impressed by the scholarly meticulousness which shaped it, the passionate articulateness which structured it, and the indefatigable rigor which produced it. It will be difficult also henceforth for students, teachers, and researchers to have a wholesome critical and pedagogical mastery of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart without Kalu Ogbaa's study." The Literary Griot
Dewey Edition21
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal823
Table Of ContentIntroduction A Literary Analysis of Things Fall Apart Historical Context I: The Scramble for and Partition of Africa Historical Context II: The Creation and Colonization of Nigeria Cultural Harmony I: Igboland, the World of Humans and the World of Spirits Cultural Harmony II: Igbo Language and Narrative Customs Cultural Harmony III: Traditional Igbo Religion and Material Customs Things Fall Apart: The African Novelists' Novel Things Fall Apart and the Language Choice Debate Glossary Index
SynopsisA wealth of documents and commentary on the historical, social, and cultural contexts of Things Fall Apart., Things Fall Apart is the most widely read and influential African novel. Published in 1958, it has sold more than eight million copies and been translated into fifty languages. African culture is not familiar to most American readers however, and this casebook provides a wealth of commentary and original materials that place the novel in its historical, social, and cultural contexts. Ogbaa, an Igbo scholar, has selected a wide variety of historical and firsthand accounts of Igbo history and cultural heritage. These accounts illuminate the historical context and issues relating to the colonization of Africa by European powers, in particular Britain's colonization of Nigeria. Fascinating materials bring to light the novel's cultural context--folkways, language and narrative customs, and traditional Igbo religion. Among the documents included are a slave narrative, interviews, journal and magazine articles, and historical essays. Each chapter is followed by questions for class discussion and ideas for student paper topics. A selection of maps and photos of Igbo culture complement the text. Following a literary analysis, historical documents trace the European powers' partition of Africa and the creation and colonization of Nigeria, home of the Igbo people. Several chapters on Igbo cultural harmony feature materials that explain the Igbo view of the world of humans and the world of the spirits, Igbo language, and traditional Igbo religion and material customs. Selections on the African novelists' novel place Things Fall Apart in the context of African literature and emphasize the difference between African and Western elements of fiction. A concluding chapter examines the debate on writing African novels in ex-colonizers' languages. This casebook will greatly enhance the reader's appreciation of the novel and understanding of Igbo history, society, culture, and civilization.
LC Classification NumberPR9387
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