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The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo: Polylectics and Reading against Neocolonialism

Author:
VINCENT O. ODAMTTEN

Price:
$ 7.34 (new)
$ 4.20 (used)

Medium:
Paperback (202 pages)

Publisher:
University Press of Florida
1994-03-28

Editorial Description

 Written by a fellow Ghanaian, this book examines the strengths of Aidoo's work and the evolution of her concerns as an artist and an activist from a perspective the author terms "polylectic" criticism--a "reading against neocolonialism."  While challenging Western reading habits, Odamtten's approach corrects earlier misreadings of Aidoo's works by fusing the strands of gender, history, ideology, and literary convention.   Â