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Philosophy, Language, and Literature in an African Context
Wilfred Lajul (ed.)
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2025)
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This book analyzes the deeper philosophical meanings behind selected African poems, novels, and plays to provide new ways of understanding the relationship between philosophy and language. The contributors examine the backgrounds and philosophical worldviews of African literary writers and their use of fiction, myth, and drama to communicate truth.Author's Profile
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