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The Concept of Negritude in the Poetry of Leopold Sedar Senghor
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Full Title:
The Concept of Negritude in the Poetry of Leopold Sedar Senghor
Contributors:
By (Author) Sylvia Washington Ba
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
841.914
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
318
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
425g
Description
Negritude has been defined by Leopold Sedar Senghor as "the sum of the cultural values of the black world as they are expressed in the life, the institutions, and the works of black men." Sylvia Washington Ba analyzes Senghor's poetry to show how the concept of negritude infuses it at every level. A biographical sketch describes his childhood in Se
