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A guide to reference resources in African literature located in the Humanities and Social Sciences Reference area (Library West). Additional critical works on individual authors can be located by searching the library catalog:
| s=ngugi wa thiongo--criticism and interpretation |
| s=achebe chinua |
| k=gordimer AND criticism |
Additionally the indexes noted below such as MLA and the Academic Index, can be searched for specific works by these authors or for themes in their writings.
Location Note: All locations are Library West Reference, unless otherwise noted.
Abrash, Barbara. Black African Literature in English since 1952; works and
Criticism. New York: Johnson Reprint Corp, 1967.
Z3508 L5 A25
African literature : Pilot bibliography of research in southern Africa,
1908-1991. Pretoria: University of South Africa, 1993.
Z3518 A35 1993
African Writers. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997.
PL8010 A453 1997
Berrian, Brenda F. Bibliography of African Women Writers and journalists : Ancient
Egypt-1984. Washington, D.C.: Three Continents Press, 1985.
Z3508 L5 B47 1985
Black literature criticism : Excerpts from criticism of the most significant works
of Black authors over the past 200 years.Detroit: Gale Research, 1992.
PS153 N5 B556 1992
Herdeck, Donald E. African authors; a companion to Black African writing.
Washington: Black Orpheus Press, 1973.
PL8010 H38
Jahn, Janheinz. Bibliography of creative African writing. Nedeln: Kraus Thomson
Organization Ltd., 1971.
PL8010 J281
Jahn, Janheinz. Who's who in African literature: Biographies, works, commentaries.
Tubingen: H. Erdmann, 1972.
PL8010 J33
Limb, Peter and Jean-Marie Volet. Bibliography of African Literatures. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 1996.
PN849 A35 L561 1996.
Lindfors, Bernth. Black African Literature in English: A guide to information
sources. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1979.
Z3508 L5 L 56 (missing from our reference shelves; note supplements through 1996 below).
Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1977-1981 supplement. New York:
Africana Pub, Co., 1986.
PR9340 .L461 1986
Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1982-1986. London: Hans
Zell, 1989.
PR9340 L461 1989
Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1987-1991. London: Hans
Zell, 1995.
PR9340 L461 1995
Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1992-1996. Oxford:
Hans Zell, 2000.
PR9340 L461 2000
Manitou Wordworks. Modern Black Writers. Second edition. Detroit, MI:
St. James Press.
PN841.M58 2000
Michael, Collette Verger. Negritude: An annotated bibliography. West Cornwall:
Locust Hill Press, 1988.
PN56 M541 1988
Moser, Gerald M. A new bibliography of the Lusophone literatures of Africa = Nova
bibliografia das literaturas africanas de expresso portuguesa. 2nd ed. London: Hans
Zell Publishers, 1993.
PQ9901 M671 1993
Page, James A. Selected Black American, African and Caribbean authors: A
bio-bibliograpy. Littleton: Libraries Unlimited, 1985.
Z1229 N39 P34 1985
The Penguin companion to classical, Oriental & African literature. New York:
McGraw Hill, 1969.
PA31 P4 1971
Twentieth century Caribbean and Black African writers. Dictionary of Literary
Biography. First series, v. 117. Detroit Gale Research Inc. 1992.
PS21 D521 b.117
Twentieth century Caribbean and Black African writers. Dictionary of Literary
Biography. Second Series, v.125. Detroit: Gale Research Inc. 1993.
PS21 D521 v.125
Twentieth century Caribbean and Black African writers. Dictionary of Literary
Biography. Third series, v.157. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1995.
PS21 D521 v.157
Zell, Hans M. ed. A reader's guide to African literature. New York: Africana
Pub. Corp. 1971.
PR9798 Z4
Zell, Hans, ed. A new reader's guide to African literature. 2nd ed. London:
Heinemann, 1983.
PN849 A35 Z44 1983x
Indexes noted below such as MLA and the Academic Index, can be searched for information on specific authors or themes in their writings. Off campus access to electronic indexes is limited to UF faculty, students and staff.
MLA International Bibliography can be accessed via Firstsearch, listed
under Quick Links to Databases on the
Smathers Libraries Home Page. MLA bibliography is
an index to Critical works on modern literature including African Literature in journals
books and dissertations. Paper counterpart of this index is shelved in the Index area.
P1.A1 M62
General Academic Index, indexes articles in approximately 1500 scholarly journals and popular magazines in the arts, humanities, social sciences, science and technology. Abstracts are included for some articles. Provides access to ASCII full text of some articles. Full text articles are only available in the Library Catalog.
Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Dictionary of Literary Biography provides in-depth information on the lives and writings of nearly 100,000 authors, novelists, playwrights, short story writers, poets and other creative writers, along with critical reaction to their works. These indexes can be accessed via Galenet on our home page and can be searched simultaneously or one at a time. Contemporary Literary Criticism Select includes criticism of works by established authors who frequently appear on syllabuses of college literature courses. These sources are also available in the reference area in Library West.
Contemporary Authors. Permanent series.
Z 1224 .C65
Contemporary Authors. First Revision.
Z1224 .C59
Contemporary Authors. Autobiography series.
PN453 .C63
Contemporary Literary Criticism.
PN771 .C59
Dictionary of Literary Biography.
PS21 .D521
Africa bibliography. Manchester, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1984-
Indexes periodical articles, books, essays and edited volumes or chapters from books by
single authors . The index is arranged topically under region and country, eg. for
articles on kenyan literature or authors search for East Africa - Kenya - Literature.
Individual authors are also indexed in the main subject index.
Z3501 A37
A Select Index to South African Literature in English. 1990-
Indexes materials acquired by NELM including books and periodicals.
PR9359.6 S4
Driver, Dorothy, et al. (comp). Nadine Gordimer: A bibliography. Grahamstown,
S.A.: National English Literary Museum, 1993.
PR9369.3 G6 Z459 1993
Gibbs, James, et al (comp). Wole Soyinka: A bibliography of primary and secondary
sources. Westport, CT: Greenwood press, 1986.
Z8828.73 G5 1986
Okpu, B. Chinua Achebe: A bibliography. Lagos, Nigeria: Libriservice Ltd.
Z8012.6 O36 1984
Okpu, B. Wole Soyinka: A bibliography. Lagos, Nigeria: Libriservice Ltd.
PR9387.9 S6 Z791 1984
Sicherman, Carol. Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the making of a rebel: A source book in
Kenyan literature and resistance. London: Hans Zell Publishers, 1990.
PR9381.9 N45 Z87 1990
Sicherman, Carol. Ngugi wa thiongo : A bibliography of Primary and secondary sources,
1957-1987. London: Hans Zell Publishers, 1989.
PR9381.9 N45 S56 1989
Veit-Wild, Flora. Dambudzo Marechera : A source book on his life and work. London: Hans Zell, 1992