dc.contributor.author | Iribemwangi, P I | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-20T07:36:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-20T07:36:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Iribemwangi, P. I., & Mbuthia, E. M. From Oral Narration to the Publishing House: An Examination of Thematic Development of Kiswahili Short Story. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/88274 | |
dc.description.abstract | The short story genre has not been given as much academic attention in the Kenyan, and
indeed in the East African literary arena. This is in contrast with the other genres that have
for a long time enjoyed attention from both writers and critics. This paper traces the
thematic development of the short story genre from its traditional setting by the fireside
where it was narrated mostly in the evenings with the main audience being children, to the
publishing house where the readers are unlimited in space and time. Because of this
development, it is argued here that there has been profound change in the content (themes)
of the short stories. This paper explores the growth of this genre by highlighting the
thematic changes that have occurred. To do this, the paper applies the sociological approach
in its analysis. This paper also notes that together with these developments in content there
has also been phenomenal growth in terms of the quantity of creative works produced as
well as growing critical interest in the genre. Stylistic aspects have also undergone massive
development. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Short story, themes, oral literature, published, anthology | en_US |
dc.title | From oral narration to the publishing house: An examination of thematic development of Kiswahili short story | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |