Thomas R Knipp
Biographic Data
| ID | 225059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas R Knipp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas R |
| FAMILY NAME | Knipp |
| SIGNATURE | KNIPP T R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1964 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gabriel Okara: The Poet as Lonely African
Whispers in the Wings: Poems
The Heinemann Book of African Poetry in English
The Blood in the Desert's Eyes: Poems
Kenya's Literary Ladies and the Mythologizing of the White Highlands
In the 1980s one of the curious aspects of the West's fitful concern with Africa has been the revival of interest in Kenya's literary ladies: Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), Beryl Markham, and Elspeth Huxley.' This revival of interest is marked by the award-gathering cinematic version of Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa, the televised record of Markham's adventures and achievements, together with the popularity of her biography, Straight on Till Morning…
Ivbie: 1 The Developin Moods of John Pepper Clark's Poetry
Four Modern West African Poets
Poets and Politics: Speculation on Political Roles and Attitudes in West African Poetry
A literary scholar runs a certain risk when he ventures into the troubled waters of African politics. But a poet-whether it is Shakespeare carefully plotting his historical plays to conform to and support the Tudor position on the Wars of the Roses or Wordsworth confusing the atmosphere of the French Revolution with the air of heaven or Ginsberg howling with rage and existential despair at the sight of democracy betrayedmakes political statements…
Form and Fable in American Fiction
First published in 1961, this book has survived radical changes in the study of literature. Combining the disciplines of folklore and literary criticism in his readings of works by Irving, Hawthorne, Melville and Mark Twain, Daniel Hoffman demonstrates how these authors transformed materials from both high and popular culture, from their European past and their American present, in works that helped to form American national consciousness. In a n…
Form and Fable in American Fiction
First published in 1961, this book has survived radical changes in the study of literature. Combining the disciplines of folklore and literary criticism in his readings of works by Irving, Hawthorne, Melville and Mark Twain, Daniel Hoffman demonstrates how these authors transformed materials from both high and popular culture, from their European past and their American present, in works that helped to form American national consciousness. In a n…
Poets and Politics: Speculation on Political Roles and Attitudes in West African Poetry
A literary scholar runs a certain risk when he ventures into the troubled waters of African politics. But a poet-whether it is Shakespeare carefully plotting his historical plays to conform to and support the Tudor position on the Wars of the Roses or Wordsworth confusing the atmosphere of the French Revolution with the air of heaven or Ginsberg howling with rage and existential despair at the sight of democracy betrayedmakes political statements…
Four Modern West African Poets
Ivbie: 1 The Developin Moods of John Pepper Clark's Poetry
Kenya's Literary Ladies and the Mythologizing of the White Highlands
In the 1980s one of the curious aspects of the West's fitful concern with Africa has been the revival of interest in Kenya's literary ladies: Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), Beryl Markham, and Elspeth Huxley.' This revival of interest is marked by the award-gathering cinematic version of Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa, the televised record of Markham's adventures and achievements, together with the popularity of her biography, Straight on Till Morning…
The Heinemann Book of African Poetry in English
The Blood in the Desert's Eyes: Poems
Whispers in the Wings: Poems
Gabriel Okara: The Poet as Lonely African
Art (8 works) · History (7 works) · Literature (6 works) · Poetry (5 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Poetry Analysis and Criticism (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works)