Achebe the Orator The Art of Persuasion in Chinua Achebe's Novels

Name: Achebe the Orator The Art of Persuasion in Chinua Achebe's Novels
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ISBN: 9780313317033

ISBN-10: 0313317038

ISBN-13: 9780313317033

Edition: 2001

Authors: Chinwe Okechukwu

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Taken together, Chinua Achebe's five novels--Things Fall Apart (1958), No Longer at Ease (1960), A Man of the People (1966), Arrow of God (1967), and Anthills of the Savannah (1988)--encompass the entire social, historical, and political experiences of Nigeria, from precolonial times to the close of the 20th century. Central to these experiences is the clash of Igbo culture with the ways of the West. The novels show a society that has been fragmented and a people who are striving to reconstruct a world that they lost during their encounter with colonialism. Achebe has stated that his main purpose for writing is to reveal the truth about his people and their culture. This book examines his…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 3/30/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Chinua Achebe and the African Novel



Audience and Oratory: Things Fall Apart



Oratory and Social Responsibility: Arrow of God



Locale and Argumentation: No Longer at Ease



The Rhetoric of Governance: A Man of the People



The Rhetoric of Military Intervention in Politics: Anthills of the Savannah


Conclusion



Historical Trajectory



Critical Appraisal of Chinua Achebe's Novels


Bibliography


Index