Intertextuality and influence
Chinua Achebe'sAnthills of the Savannah(1987) and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie'sHalf of a Yellow Sun(2006)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2179147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aghogho Akpome (0000-0003-4538-360X) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 530-542 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449855.2017.1333449 |
| OpenAlex | W2624354678 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
This article explores the apparent influence of Chinua Achebe's Anthills of the Savannah on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's award-winning second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, with regard to the literary re-historicization of the Nigerian Civil War, the representation of Biafra and the renegotiation of post-independence Nigerian nationalism. It foregrounds several compelling intertextual links – stylistic and ideological – between the two works, and argues that Adichie's novel echoes, complements and transforms aspects of Achebe's thematization of post-independence and post-civil war Nigerian nationalism. The article seeks to expand our understanding of the evolution of literary renegotiations of nationhood across the "generations" of Nigerian writing represented by Achebe and Adichie. It also highlights the specific ways in which the works of both writers might be linked
Archaeology · Art · Ideology · Independence (probability theory · Intertextuality · Literature · Narrative · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Spanish Civil War · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · History · Law
Critical Approaches to Anthills of the Savannah
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
The Cambridge Companion to Narrative
History and ideology in Chimamanda Adichie’s fiction
Presupposition and Intertextuality
Appropriating Achebe
The Idea of “Third Generation Nigerian Literature”
Adichie's Genealogies
Biafra as Heritage and Symbol
Sidestepping the Political “Graveyard of Creativity”
Adichie in Dialogue with Achebe
The Headstrong Historian”
Introduction
Homage to a Modern Literary Father
Situational Variables in Chimamanda Adichie's and Chinua Achebe's
A Lingering Nightmare
Achebe and His Influence in Some Contemporary African Writing
A Personal Note
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |