African Literature in European Languages: Implications for the Living Literature

• Published in: Journal of black studies Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 746 - 763
• Main Author: Botwe-Asamoah, Kwame
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.07.2001; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: African Culture; African Languages; African literature; Afrocentrism; Audiences; Colonialism; Community Relations; Drama; English; Foreign Policy; Indigenous languages; Language; Language rights; Languages; Literary criticism; Nonnative languages; Official Languages; Performing artists; Poetry; Semiotics; Theater; Writers; Europe; Africa

A critical examination of African literature in European languages with particular reference to an African-centered living literature (dramaturgy) is offered. "Language" in this context refers to a regularized code agreed on by a community of speakers.