Role of Myths and Traditional beliefs in African Literature: Analysis of Rebeka Njau’s Novels

Lucy Maina, Muthoni

ISBN 10: 3330012684 ISBN 13: 9783330012684

Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

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Reseña del editor:

African writers are significantly influenced by their traditional myths and beliefs in their writings. Hence, the need for a critical analysis of the myths and beliefs a writer utilizes in a text in the portrayal of the characters and in the enhancement of thematic concerns. An understanding of the style a writer uses leads to a better comprehension of the concerns expressed in the text. The book is a critical analysis on how myths and traditional beliefs function in Rebeka Njau’s Novels: Ripples in the Pool and The Sacred Seed. It examines the writer’s utilization of these elements of African oral tradition as a base for examination of society. The writer views these elements as powerful tools that may be utilized to criticize vices and at the same time advocate for morality. Hence, she presents the world of the fictional characters that she exploits to clarify her vision for society within the context of myths and traditional beliefs. Similarly, her thematic concerns are depicted within the context of Agikuyu myths and their traditional beliefs.

Biografía del autor:

Muthoni Lucy Maina holds a Ph.D. (Literature), MA (Literature) B.ed (English and Literature) from University of Nairobi. Diploma from Kagumo T.T College, certificate (Guidance and Counselling) from University of Nairobi. She has taught literature in secondary schools, Kagumo College, Chuka University and currently a lecturer at Karatina University.

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• Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 3330012684
• ISBN 13: 9783330012684
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 76