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''Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present'' is a compilation of orature and literature by more than 200 women from Africa and the African diaspora, edited and introduced by Margaret Busby.〔Kevin Meeks, ("Two Types of Revelation" (review of ''Daughters of Africa'') ), ''Black Enterprise'', March 1993, p. 12.〕 First published in 1992,〔("Daughters of Africa edited by Margaret Busby" ), Kinna Reads, 24 September 2010.〕 in London by Jonathan Cape (where it was commissioned by Candida Lacey, now of Myriad Editions),〔Margaret Busby, ("Granddaughters of Africa" ), Commonwealth Writers, 19 March 2015.〕 and in New York by Pantheon Books, ''Daughters of Africa'' is regarded as a pioneering work,〔(Margaret Busby profile ), African Writing in Britain.〕〔("The 2015 Bocas Henry Swanzy Award Recipient: Margaret Busby, OBE" ), NGC Bocas Lit Fest.〕 covering a variety of genres — including fiction, essays, poetry, drama, memoirs and children's writing — and more than 1000 pages in extent.〔("Daughters of Africa" ), Goodreads.〕 It includes work translated from African languages as well as from Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.〔("50 Books by African Women that Everyone Should Read" ), What's_On Africa, Royal African Society, 30 June 2014.〕〔Meserette Kentake, ("Daughters of Africa" ), Kentake Page, 17 December 2013.〕 The anthology's title derives from a declaration by Maria W. Stewart (1803–1880), the first African-American woman to give public lectures: "O, ye daughters of Africa, awake! awake! arise! no longer sleep nor slumber, but distinguish yourselves. Show forth to the world that ye are endowed with noble and exalted facutlies."〔Maria W. Stewart (ed. Marilyn Richardson), (''America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches'' ), Indiana University Press, 1987, p. 30.〕 ==Reception== ''Daughters of Africa'' was widely praised on publication. According to ''Library Journal'', it is "an invaluable text for courses on women writers and writers of African descent",〔 while ''The Washington Post Book World'' called it: "A magnificent starting place for any reader interested in becoming part of the collective enterprise of discovering and uncovering the silent, forgotten, and underrated voices of black women."〔Shereen Ali, ("Sharing Our Voices" ), ''Trinidad and Tobago Guardian'', 29 April 2015.〕〔("Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent and from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present" ), Barnes & Noble.〕 The reviewer for ''Black Enterprise'' wrote: "It is a landmark anthology.... Busby's first-of-a-kind anthology is a poignant reminder of how vast and varied the body of black women's writing is."〔Tonya Bolden, ("Daughters of Africa" (review) ), ''Black Enterprise'', March 1993.〕 It has also been described as "groundbreaking",〔(Margaret Busby profile ), ''The Guardian''.〕 as "one of the most significant assemblages of writers across the diaspora."〔Carol Boyce Davies, ("Women and Literature in the African Diaspora" ), in Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember, Ian Skoggard (eds), ''Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World, Volume 1'', Springer Science and Business Media Inc., 2005, p. 384.〕 and as "the ultimate reference guide to the writing of 'daughters of Africa'".〔Sharmilla Beezmohun, ("Twenty-Five most influential books" ), Wasafiri, 2009.〕 It was included in ''Sacred Fire: "QBR" 100 Essential Black Books'',〔Max Rodriguez, (''Sacred Fire: "QBR" 100 Essential Black Books'' ), University of Michigan, 1999.〕 which said: "''Daughters of Africa'' is a monumental achievement because it is the most comprehensive international anthology of oral and written literature by women of African descent ever attempted. (...) The success of the collection is that it clearly illustrates why all women of African descent are connected by showing how closely related are the obstacles, the chasms of cultural indifference, and the disheartening racial and sexual dilemmas they faced. In so doing, the collection captures the range of their singular and combined accomplishments. The anthology was also listed by the Royal African Society as one of "50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read",〔("50 Books by African Women That Everyone Should Read" ), What's On Africa, RAS.〕 and in the words of Kinna Likimani: "It remains the ultimate guide to women writers of African descent."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daughters of Africa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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