Critical Perspectives on Cameroon Writing.

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; SPEECHES; 1. Welcome Address Presented By the Vice-chancellor of the University of Buea Dr. Dorothy L. Njeuma on theOccasion of the Opening Ceremony 1 December 1994; 2. Opening Address by Dr. Peter Agbor Tabi, Minister of Higher Education on the Occasion of the OpeningCeremony, 1 December 1994; 3. Keynote Address: The Writer as Visionary; GENERAL; 4. Une Nécrologie: La Critique Littéraire Au Cameroun; 5. The Indigenous and the Alien In Cameroon Writing; 6. Le Dépassement Ethnique: Esquisse D'une Théorie DeL'identité

7. La Ville Et La Création Littéraire Camerounaise8. Trends in Female Names in Cameroon: An Expressionof Self -Affirmation?; 9. Littérature Camerounaise en Français: Voix et Voiesd'Aujourd'hui; 10. Toward A More Humanized World: The Moral Obligation of Africa's Intellectuals: The Case ofCameroon; 11. Literature in Anglophone Cameroon and the African Context: Towards a Sociology of CameroonAnglophone Writing; FOLKLORE; 12.L'envers d'oedipe Ou les Onze Travaux de Djeki; 13. Folklore and Identity: Lessons for Cameroon.

14. Les Merveilleux Exploits de Djeki La Njambe : De l'épopée A La Scène Ou Les Méandres D'uneAdaptation Théâtrale15. Folk Tales Tradition and the Modern Short Story in Anglophone Cameroon Writing: from Signifying toMoralizing; PROSE; 16. Prisoner Without A Crime d'Albert Mukong: Une EtudeDe l'univers Carceral; 17. The Black Condition: Material Wretchedness Versus Moral Integrity In Remy Gilbert Medou-Mvomo's LeJournal De Faliou; 18. A Sociolinguistic Appreciation Of Asong's The CrownOf Thorns; 19. Isn't Woman Woman's Worst Enemy? An Appraisal ofthe Feminism Of Liking And Beyala.

20. Rectifications Et Infirmations:L'image De L'hommeChez Deux Romancières Camerounaises21.A Psychoanalytical Reading of Asong's No Way To Die; 22. The Impact Of Social And Cultural Change In TheNovels Of Linus Asong; DRAMA/THEATRE; 23. Pedagogy of the Deprived: A Study of the Plays OfVictor Epie Ngome, Bole Butake And Bate Besong; 24. The Cattle Of Lake God: Symbolism And Meaning; 25. L'exotisme Dans Trois Prétendants ... Un Mari DeGuillaume Oyono Mbia; 26. Théâtre Universitaire et Instances en Post Colonie.

27. The Literary Podium and the Political Pulpit: Mediumand Message In Anglophone Cameroon DramaLANGUAGE; 28. The English Language In CameroonThe Pre- ColonialPeriod; 29. La Littérature Camerounaise D'expression Anglaise:Usage et Influence Du Français; 30. La Littérature Africaine A La Conquête De Son Identité Culturelle: Itinéraire Linguistique Des EcrivainsCamerounais A La Recherche D'une Parole Autochtone; CHILDREN'S LITERATURE / LITTERATURE POUR ENFANT; 31. Children's Literature In Cameroon: A PartnershipModel For Its Development And Promotion.

32. Children's Literature In Cameroon: A Review Essay.

This landmark volume brings together a very rich harvest of forty critical essays on Cameroon literature by Cameroon literary scholars. The book is the result of the Second Conference on Cameroon Literature which took place at the University of Buea in 1994. The Buea conference was motivated by a determination to look at Cameroon literature straight into its face and criticize it using literary criteria of the strictest kind. Gone were the times when the criticism was complacent because it was believed that a nascent literature could easily be stifled by application of rather strict cannons of.

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