Popular Tradition in the Senegalese Novel

The search for different trends of thought which depart from socio-political concerns has generated a new wave of interest in African literary criticism. Consequently, the socio-cultural approach is being re-examined, but it remains, however, the most widely used form of critical analysis in the study of African Literature. Solomon O. Yasere's concept of "cultural formalism" makes the socio-cultural approach more suitable to the preoccupations of present day literary critics, as it takes into consideration the artistic autonomy of the African novel and the latter's correlation with external reality. This provides a formidable stepping stone from which to begin the study of the aesthetic import of elements of popular tradition in the Senegalese novel.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

French

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Maiden, Cherie Cannon

• Literature, African

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8209604

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71028