Anglophone-Cameroon Literature: An Introduction

by Emmanuel Fru Doh, Shadrach A. Ambanasom (Contribution by)

Overview

Against a disturbing political backdrop and through an in-depth appraisal of selected illustrative texts from major genres—poetry, prose, and drama—Emmanuel Fru Doh presents the origins and growth of a young but potent literature. To him, Anglophone-Cameroon literature is a weapon in the hands of an oppressed English speaking minority in his native Cameroon, Africa, who were unfairly manipulated by the United Nations and Britain into a skewed federation in the name of an independence deal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739192733
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	10/28/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	254
File size:	579 KB

About the Author

Emmanuel Fru Doh, a native of Cameroon, is professor in the Department of English at Century College.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION
PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION: THE EMERGENCE OF A “NATION”
CHAPTER TWO. ORAL LITERATURE IN ANGLOPHONE-CAMEROON
CHAPTER THREE. PROSE: THE NOVEL AND THE IMPACT OF COLONIZATION
CHAPTER FOUR. THEATRE, NATIONHOOD, AND THE QUESTION OF INDEPENDENCE
CHAPTER FIVE. POETRY AND THE REPUBLIC
CHAPTER SIX. CONCLUSION
WORKS CITED
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Editorial Reviews

Emmanuel Fru Doh’s Anglophone-Cameroon Literature: An Introduction must be hailed as a trailblazer to a new literary landscape in global literature worthy of investigation. This title constitutes a major critical highway and an incontrovertible intersection through which literary scholars must navigate to get into the heart of Anglophone-Cameroon Literature.

Bill Ndi

Emmanuel Fru Doh’s book presents a studied analysis and interpretation of Anglophone Cameroon Literature. This book is without doubt a landmark intervention in Anglophone Cameroon literature and it not only answers many of the questions that surround it, but equally opens up the possibility for further discussions. It is therefore a foundational work upon which future debates will be built.

Blossom Fondo

A noted Cameroonian poet, novelist, and memoirist, Doh explains in his preface that he began this book in the early 1990s, when the need for a solid body of criticism on Cameroon literature in English was even greater than it is now.. . .Doh provides commentary on six novels, six plays, and six collections of poetry.

Choice Reviews

A noted Cameroonian poet, novelist, and memoirist, Doh explains in his preface that he began this book in the early 1990s, when the need for a solid body of criticism on Cameroon literature in English was even greater than it is now.. . .Doh provides commentary on six novels, six plays, and six collections of poetry.

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A noted Cameroonian poet, novelist, and memoirist, Doh explains in his preface that he began this book in the early 1990s, when the need for a solid body of criticism on Cameroon literature in English was even greater than it is now.. . .Doh provides commentary on six novels, six plays, and six collections of poetry.

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