Charles E Nnolim
Biographic Data
| ID | 653426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles E Nnolim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles E |
| FAMILY NAME | Nnolim |
| SIGNATURE | NNOLIM C E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Port Harcourt |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Chinua Achebe
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Remembering a Legend
The Journey Motif
Let me begin by drawing attention to a couple of what I consider critical misjudgments about Beti's Mission to Kala. Someone has suggested it is a picaresque novel and that the protagonist, Jean-Marie, is a picaresque hero. The statement is misleading because the plot of the classic picaresque novel is mainly episodic, and character growth is almost nil. Beyond this, the classic picaro normally comes from the lowest stratum of society, has little…
The Journey Motif
Let me begin by drawing attention to a couple of what I consider critical misjudgments about Beti's Mission to Kala. Someone has suggested it is a picaresque novel and that the protagonist, Jean-Marie, is a picaresque hero. The statement is misleading because the plot of the classic picaresque novel is mainly episodic, and character growth is almost nil. Beyond this, the classic picaro normally comes from the lowest stratum of society, has little…
Remembering a Legend
Chinua Achebe
This article argues that the genius of Chinua Achebe as a novelist was definitely assisted by the advantage of an early start so that other African writers had no choice but to look up to him. It was Chinua Achebe who established and defined the Nigerian tradition in the novel, a tradition that takes its roots from our folk culture and creatively makes use of our proverbs, legends, folktales, and local myths, thus giving expression to our nationa…
Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · History (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (1 work) · Character (mathematics) (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Courage (1 work)