Achebe And Post-Colonialism In Anthills Of The Savannah
Submitted by sevax on January 5, 2009
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Achebe And Post-Colonialism In Anthills Of The Savannah
Post-colonial writers generally are concerned with trying to define the individuality and uniqueness of their societies as against the general universality ascribed to them by the Imperials. In essence, “post-colonialism tends to question the assumptions of the ‘hegemonic’ cultures of English literature tend to portray†(Onogwu 9). It is also in this light that Chinweizu, Jemie and Madubuike quite firmly state “To Western critics […]: take your hemegonic hands off African literature! [...] they should show the proper respect for the autonomy of that literature†(303). Achebe does not stop at this warning but in his works ensures that the Western...
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