Negritude and postcolonial literature

摘要: Negritude can be defined as an aesthetic and literary movement that began in the 1930s. It centred on creative expressive potential of black consciousness, through its transnational scope became one pre-emptive cultural phenomena twentieth century. Abiola Irele has proffered a comprehensive definition ground-breaking phenomenon whose primary accomplishment was validation valorization wide-ranging aesthetic. He writes, In immediate reference, refers to ideological French-speaking intellectuals, which took form distinctive significant aspect reaction man colonial situation, situation felt perceived by people Africa New World state global subjection political, social moral domination West. engendered flourished Paris mid 1930s, largely response implicit superiority white colonizing cultures; it led fed writings two scholars from French colonies, Aime Cesaire Martinique Leopold Sedar Senghor Senegal. Both these subjects would go become major figures, each play leading role political life their respective countries origin; first president independent Senegal, served simultaneously mayor Martiniquan capital, Fort-de-France, Martinique’s representative National Assembly for over forty-five years.