Philosophy, Language, and Literature in an African Context

Wilfred Lajul is professor of philosophy at Gulu University, Uganda.

• PrefaceWilfred LajulIntroduction: Exploring Philosophy and Language in African LiteratureWilfred LajulPart I: Language in African LiteratureChapter 1: An African Theoretical Basis of Philosophy and Language in African LiteratureWilfred LajulChapter 2: The Wrongness of Slurs: Harm, Disrespect, and DiscordThaddeus MetzChapter 3: Politics of Language in African Literature: Ngugi w’Thiongo and Chinua Achebe’s DebatesSarah AmarorwotPart II: Philosophy and Language in African PoetryChapter 4: Protest and Difference in the Poetry of Okot p’Bitek: A Case Study of Song of Lawino and Song of OcolCharles Nelson OkumuChapter 5: Changing Trends in Poetry of Protest in East Africa: A Case Study of Selected Poems of Susan Kiguli and Jared AngiraPeace YikiruChapter 6: The Concept of Death in Selected Poems of Timothy WangusaDorica Deborah MirembePart III: Philosophy and Language in African NovelsChapter 7: Anarchy in a State of Harmony: Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall ApartAloysius Tenywa MalagalaChapter 8: Political and Cultural Revival Discourse in Wole Soyinka’s NovelsWilfred LajulChapter 9: Ba’s Novel, So Long a Letter: A Glimpse of Women’s Resilience Amidst Cultural and Religious Oppression in Sub-Saharan AfricaBetty J. OkotPart IV: Philosophy and Language in African DramaChapter 10: Language of Freedom in the Trial of Dedan Kimathi and I Will Marry When I WantPeace YikiruChapter 11: Clash of Values in Wole Soyinka’s Drama, The Lion and the Jewel: A Colonial Lens, and the African as the ‘Other’Beatrice Abonga Ajok and Gloria Rashid Akello Conclusion: Significance of Philosophy and Language in African LiteratureWilfred LajulAbout the Contributors

For those who would love to discover African thought and worldview through a creative use of language, Wilfred Lajul and the contributors of Philosophy, Language and Literature in an African Context are providing an incredibly refreshing menu of analytical work. They have excelled in presenting to the reader the expression of profound African values in a manner that is aesthetically enriching.