Paul Liam

Finding Traditions of African Literature in Black Orpheus

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It’s not unusual, these days, to hear older writers eulogize the great critical tradition that heralded contemporary Nigerian writing, waxing nostalgic about a quality of literary criticism, which, in their estimation, has gone extinct. They chalk this regrettable state of affairs to the poor reading culture; and the understanding—or the lack thereof—of the dynamics of […]