Works of Criticism
The Cambridge history of African and Caribbean literature / edited by F. Abiola Irele and Simon Gikandi. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
African theatre for development: art for self-determination / edited by Kamal Salhi. Exeter : Intellect, 1998.
Facts, fiction, and African creative imaginations / edited by Toyin Falola and Fallou Ngom. New York : Routledge, 2009.
Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film / edited by Oliver Leaman. London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Language and Literature
African Language Materials Archive -- Literary works
African Language Materials Archive -- Language learning materials, including video
Texts in the Literature Online collection:
South African Poetry Collection
African Dramatists include:
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o (James Ngugi)
For a complete list of African dramatists in the Literature Online collection, click "Texts," then "Drama," and select the appropriate country from the Nationality search box.
Choose Advanced Search. From the drop-down menu on the left, change Any Field to the Subject field. Try following subjects, to search as a phrase. Click Search.
Nigeria [South Africa, etc.]-- Literary collections
South African Literature
Nigerian Drama
South African Poetry
South African literature (English)--Women authors
Women--South Africa--Literary collections
Choose Advanced Search. From the drop-down menu on the left, change Any Field to the Subject field. You can search an author's name (last name, first name", followed by Criticism and interpretation.
For example, a subject search for:
Achebe, Chinua -- Criticism and interpretation
This will only search for books about the works of Chinua Achebe, not the works he wrote.
You will also want to use subject headings such as:
African literature -- 20th century [or 21st century, etc.] -- History and criticism
African literature (English) -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Authors, Nigerian [South African, etc.] -- 20th century -- biography
Mozambican literature (Portuguese) -- 20th century -- History and criticism