It also contextualizes this work to shed new light on the reception history of the canonical Tales of Iseand to position Utagarutawithin the realm of children's literature.
The study of intellectual history in Africa is in its infancy. We know very little about what Africa’s thinkers made of their times. Recasting the Past brings one field of...
"Presenting Antiquities at the Art Institute of Chicago was published in conjunction with the opening of Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, November 11, 2012."
The essays collected in Recasting the Past study the warp and weft of Africa’s homespun historical work.
Writers of adolescent fiction have long mined the Middle Ages for settings and materials-without much regard for historical accuracy. Too often, they perpetuate anachronistic fallacies, allowing modern attitudes about such...
The essays collected in Recasting the Past study the warp and weft of Africa’s homespun historical work.