The Zambian short story in English : A contextual study of form, theme and linguistic medium
| dc.contributor.author | Chirwa, Leonard | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-11T12:29:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-01-11T12:29:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-01-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Drawing on both recent short story theory and contemporary African literary criticism, this essay offers a brief history of short story writing in Zambia, mindful to highlight literary and extra-literary influences on the main thematic and technical trends, and subjects selected works to detailed scrutiny. The dominant themes of the literature - courtship and marriage, problems of urban life, and the female experience in a male-dominated society - are discussed in 4 isolation as well as in relation to wider socio-cultural developments in Zambia since independence, and the struc¬tural and stylistic devices employed in some of the stories are evaluated in the context of particular stories' thematic concerns and/or desired effects. Coming at a time when critics are still largely indifferent to African short fiction, it is hoped that the issues raised here will stimulate further research and study in this sadly neglected area. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/973 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Linguistics in literature | en_US |
| dc.title | The Zambian short story in English : A contextual study of form, theme and linguistic medium | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |