Chinua Achebe's Things Fall ApartHarold Bloom Things Fall Apart, set in Nigeria about a century ago, is widely regarded as Chinua Achebe's masterpiece. Considered one of the most broadly read African novels, Achebe's work responded to the two-dimensional caricatures of Africans that often dominated Western literature. This invaluable new edition of the study guide contains a selection of the finest contemporary criticism of this classic novel. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chinua Achebe Writing Culture | 5 |
The Portrayal of Igbo Culture in Zulu | 23 |
The Plight of A Hero | 39 |
Undignified Details | 51 |
A Mouth with Which to Tell the Story | 69 |
Realising Ironys Post | 99 |
Making Use of the Past | 115 |
Problematizing Polygyny | 153 |
The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Ethnographic Readings | 177 |
Chronology | 197 |
Contributors | 205 |
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Acknowledgments | 213 |
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The Depiction of Masculinity | 141 |
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