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Th. doct.--lettres--Université de Fribourg, Suisse, 1997. / Bibliogr. p. 385-400.

Thèse de doctorat : Littérature générale et comparée : Paris 12 : 2006. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Pagination : 378 p. Bibliogr. p. 353-364. Index.

Thesis (Doctoral)--Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, année universitaire 1997/1998. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-410).

Thesis (Doctoral)--Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, année universitaire 1997/1998. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-410).

Thèse de doctorat--Littérature française, générale et comparée--Strasbourg 2, 2005. Titre de soutenance : Le thème du pays natal dans les oeuvres poétiques de René Char, Aimé Césaire et Tchicaya U Tam'si.

A Dissertation Presented to the Department of African Literature University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg In Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy / This two part study of Tchicaya U Tam'Si's novels reflects the twin objectives of the research project. By showing in the first part the need for critical criteria founded in the socio-historical and linguistic realities of Africa, the hegemony of the Western aesthetic canon with respect to African writing is challenged. In the second part, by applying a contextualised, syncretic critical approach to U Tam'Si's prose works, important features not only of his narrative but also of his poetic discourse are illuminated. This movement from broad questions of theory to focus on a specific body of writing makes it possible to identify elements that may be considered characteristic of African writing in general while at the same time contributing to a better understanding of a particular writer's creative expression. (Abbreviation abstract) / Andrew Chakane 2019