Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature

by George Elliott Clarke

Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature is a pioneering study of African-Canadian literary creativity, laying the groundwork for future scholarly work in the field. Based on extensive excavations of archives and texts, this challenging passage through twelve essays presents a history of the literature and examines its debt to, and synthesis with, oral cultures. George Elliott Clarke identifies African-Canadian literature's distinguishing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802081916
• ISBN13: 9780802081919
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.8" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher