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Author:

Frindéthié, Martial K. (Martial Kokroa), 1961-

Title:

The Black renaissance in Francophone African and Caribbean literatures / Martial K. Frindéthié.

Publisher:

McFarland & Company,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

v, 209 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

African literature (French)--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Caribbean literature (French)--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Blacks in literature.
Griots in literature.
Negritude (Literary movement)
Oral tradition--Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index.

Contents:

The quest for originality -- Paradigm of the griot -- Negritude of incompossibility and negritude of compossibility -- The griot, his word, his body -- Fanon's will to unity -- Reiterating griotism -- Black women writers' dilemma with theory -- New nomadologies -- The African critic as a Griironist.

ISBN:

0786436638 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786436637 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008008020

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)