Literary Criticism, African

Approaches to Teaching Achebe's: Things Fall Apart, Vol. 37

Name: Approaches to Teaching Achebe's: Things Fall Apart, Vol. 37
Author: Bernth Lindfors
ISBN: 9780873525480

by Bernth Lindfors (Editor), Bernth

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Synopsis

Part 1, "Materials," surveys biographical sources and interviews, background studies, critical commentaries, films based on Things Fall Apart, and other instructional aids. In part 2, "Approaches," sixteen contributors describe strategies they have used to teach Achebe's work. Several essays were solicited from eminent African scholars who, having taught abroad, know firsthand the challenges of conveying cross-cultural understanding through African literature. The volumn features an introductory statement by Chinua Achebe, in which he comments on the responses his novel has elicited from readers around the world and offers advice on probing the significance of the story.