Myth, Literature and the African World

Myth, Literature and the African World
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 0521398347
ISBN-13 : 9780521398343
Rating : 4/5 (343 Downloads)

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Download or read book Myth, Literature and the African World written by Wole Soyinka and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-09-13 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of myth, ritual and literature in Africa.


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