Allegory to Allegorization

Zusatztext

Allegory to Allegorization: The Development of Shaaban Robert's Prose is a book that traces the development of Shaaban Robert's fiction. Wafula demonstrates that Shaaban Robert's writings oscillate between creating allegory on the one hand and reading allegorically the other. In the latter case, Robert assigns the responsibility of allegorizing to the reader. Moreover, Wafula shows that Shaaban Robert employs allegory and allegorizing according to the exigencies of time. Ultimately in so doing the author of this book shows that Shaaban Robert provides a template for much of the writing and reading of Kiswahili prose fiction from its beginnings to the present.

Autorenportrait

Richard Makhanu Wafula holds a PhD from Indiana University. He is a Senior Lecturer at Kenyatta University. He teaches Contemporary Kiswahili Literature and Theories of Literary Criticism in Kiswahili. He has written Uhakiki wa Tamthilia: Historia na Maendeleo Yake and together with Professor Kimani Njogu authored Nadharia za Uhakiki wa Fasihi.

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