Allegorical Conjectures in Helon Habila’s Measuring Time

Allegory, from the classical and medieval traditions, has been used to explore universal themes with specific texts seen as allegorical works. In recent scholarship, it has come under critique for the centering and one-dimensional view from which scholars explore it, which privileges Eurocentric bia...

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Published in:	Research in African literatures Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 50 - 68
Main Author:	Anasiudu, Okwudiri
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington Indiana University Press 22.06.2025
Subjects:	Advocacy African literature Allegory Analysis Bunyan, John (1628-1688) Colonialism Colonization Criticism and interpretation Habila, Helon Habila, Helon (1967- ) Historical text analysis Marginality Middle Ages Narratives Novelists Novels Orwell, George (Eric Blair) (1903-1950) Postcolonialism Reading comprehension Resistance Subversion Traditions Works Writing Africa
ISSN:	0034-5210, 1527-2044, 1527-2044
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