{"product_id":"an-african-popular-literature-a-study-of-onitsha-market-pamphlets-paperback-9780521097444","title":"An African Popular Literature; A Study of Onitsha Market Pamphlets (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521097444","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn African Popular Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of Onitsha Market Pamphlets\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1973 text was the first detailed study of that phenomenon of the African literary scene, Onitsha market literature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmmanuel Obiechina (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521097444, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 July 1973\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1973 text was the first detailed study of that phenomenon of the African literary scene, Onitsha market literature. Pen names and pamphlet titles adopted by Onitsha authors have often been the subject of amused comment, but it took a long time for Onitsha writing to be recognised for what it is: a genuinely popular literature, unique on Africa, written in English by Africans for an exclusively African audience. What are the origins of this literature? Why did it start in Onitsha? Why do certain themes recur? Where have the writer acquired their unconventional attitudes to love, marriage, sex? What influences have shaped the robust and unorthodox language they use? Dr Obiechina answers these questions and asks what we can learn from the Onitsha authors about social change in Nigeria - how do they attempt to reconcile the traditional rural community and the aggressive individualistic urban society with alien values?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword Chinua Achebe\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Literature for the masses\u003cbr\u003e 3. Passport to the happy life\u003cbr\u003e 4. Romantic love: its sources for West Africa\u003cbr\u003e 5. Daughters and fathers\u003cbr\u003e 5. The love of love\u003cbr\u003e 7. The reign of Shakespeare: style\u003cbr\u003e 8. The newspaper and the cinema\u003cbr\u003e 9. Religion and morals\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e A bibliography of the pamphlet literature\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001350705432,"sku":"9780521097444","price":37.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521097444i_684b6201-f313-4637-8027-4d1b8420984c.jpg?v=1694970603","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-african-popular-literature-a-study-of-onitsha-market-pamphlets-paperback-9780521097444","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}