Publisher: Mwanaka Media and Publishing, Zimbabwe
Pages: 254
Year: 2018
Category: History & Criticism, Literature
Dimensions: 210 x 148 mm
Traversing Genres to Contemporary Experience
There can never be literary growth in the contemporary world which
is devoid of literary criticism, this is the backbone of literary
theory. Literature is no longer a mere narration of stories, and prudent
literary writers know that great literature is based on theoretical
frameworks which give their works an edge in the intellectual world. In
this book, Tintinnabulation of Literary Theory: Traversing Genres to Contemporary Experience,
Andrew Nyongesa demonstrates how five theoretical frameworks, namely:
Marxism, Feminism, Postcolonialism, Psychoanalysis and Stylistic are
applied to genres of literature. The last chapter shows how theory has
moved away from the lecture hall to real life experience. The book is a
practical guide to university students and tutors of literature in their
undying desire to embrace Literary Criticism.
£36.00
About the author
Andrew Nyongesa is a Kenyan novelist and teacher with great passion for
English language and literature. Some of his published works are Worms
in the Lounge (2012), The Rise of Rodedom (2013) and The Endless Battle
(2016); all of which spin around postcolonial theory – the struggle of
the underdog to subvert the values of the dominant group.