Chidi Amuta
Biographic Data
| ID | 80243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chidi Amuta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chidi |
| FAMILY NAME | Amuta |
| SIGNATURE | AMUTA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Port Harcourt |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Theory of African Literature
From Myth to Ideology
The Ideological Content of Soyinka's War Writings
Wole Soyinka's controversial stature as an African writer and intellectual derives from certain contradictions inherent in both his stance on important socio-political questions as well as in his artistic mediation of contemporary African experience. At the level of social action and thought, Soyinka could conveniently be regarded as a progressive idealist in the sense that his involvements in and utterances on specific social problems indicate a…
Towards a popular literary culture in Nigeria
The main distinguishing feature of a true democratic cultural ravolution is its mass, nation-wide character; the strength and vitality of the revolution is derived from the awakened creative energy of the masses and their aspiration of a new life, enlightenment and culture. Real progress cannot oe decreed from above; living creative progress is the product of the masses themselves. We must raise the lowest sections of the population to the state …
Criticism, Ideology and Society
No abstract
The Nigerian Civil War and the Evolution of Nigerian Literature
RÉSUMÉL'article étudie l'évolution de la littérature nigériane dans le contexte de la guerre civile et de ses suites. L'auteur montre comment plusieurs thèmes littéraires importants se rapportent aux issues soulevées par la guerre. L'analyse insiste particulièrement sur la littérature postérieure au milieu des années 1960, notamment un certain nombre d'oeuvres dont la guerre est le thème principal. La conclusion qui se dégage fait apparaître que …
Ayi Kwei Armah and the Mythopoesis of Mental Decolonization
No abstract
The Theory of African Literature
Towards a popular literary culture in Nigeria
The main distinguishing feature of a true democratic cultural ravolution is its mass, nation-wide character; the strength and vitality of the revolution is derived from the awakened creative energy of the masses and their aspiration of a new life, enlightenment and culture. Real progress cannot oe decreed from above; living creative progress is the product of the masses themselves. We must raise the lowest sections of the population to the state …
The Nigerian Civil War and the Evolution of Nigerian Literature
RÉSUMÉL'article étudie l'évolution de la littérature nigériane dans le contexte de la guerre civile et de ses suites. L'auteur montre comment plusieurs thèmes littéraires importants se rapportent aux issues soulevées par la guerre. L'analyse insiste particulièrement sur la littérature postérieure au milieu des années 1960, notamment un certain nombre d'oeuvres dont la guerre est le thème principal. La conclusion qui se dégage fait apparaître que …
Ayi Kwei Armah and the Mythopoesis of Mental Decolonization
No abstract
Towards a popular literary culture in Nigeria
The main distinguishing feature of a true democratic cultural ravolution is its mass, nation-wide character; the strength and vitality of the revolution is derived from the awakened creative energy of the masses and their aspiration of a new life, enlightenment and culture. Real progress cannot oe decreed from above; living creative progress is the product of the masses themselves. We must raise the lowest sections of the population to the state …
Criticism, Ideology and Society
No abstract
The Nigerian Civil War and the Evolution of Nigerian Literature
RÉSUMÉL'article étudie l'évolution de la littérature nigériane dans le contexte de la guerre civile et de ses suites. L'auteur montre comment plusieurs thèmes littéraires importants se rapportent aux issues soulevées par la guerre. L'analyse insiste particulièrement sur la littérature postérieure au milieu des années 1960, notamment un certain nombre d'oeuvres dont la guerre est le thème principal. La conclusion qui se dégage fait apparaître que …
The Ideological Content of Soyinka's War Writings
Wole Soyinka's controversial stature as an African writer and intellectual derives from certain contradictions inherent in both his stance on important socio-political questions as well as in his artistic mediation of contemporary African experience. At the level of social action and thought, Soyinka could conveniently be regarded as a progressive idealist in the sense that his involvements in and utterances on specific social problems indicate a…
From Myth to Ideology
The Theory of African Literature
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