Poetics and the study of (African) literature: forms and functions of language in literary criticism

Most likely, many literary scholars first encounter the word poetics when reading Aristotle’s celebrated treatise which attempts to give a descriptive template to (dramatic) literature. In modern times the word seems to have been transformed beyond the simplistic frame that Aristotle gave it. Intere...

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Main Authors: Sola Afolayan, Olumide Ogunrotimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2012
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5379/1/18_2_13_afolayan.pdf