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- 1. By: Shara MayM. Anacay
- 2. AFRICA TERRA –Land of the afri AFRI(Plural) AFER(Singular) AFER May be from: PHOENICIAN AFAR – Meaning dust or AFRIDI – Tribe of northern africa ETYMOLOGY
- 3. GREEK APHRIKE – Meaningwithout cold or LATIN APRICA – Meaning sunny And later became Africa ETYMOLOGY
- 4. AFRICA – 2ndlargest continent next to Asia It covers more than ONE – FIFTH Of all the earth’s surface It comprises 46 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES INTRODUCTION
- 5. SUEZ CANAL, THEGULF OF SUEZ AND THE RED SEA – Separate Africa from Asia SRAITS OF GIBRALTAR AND MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Separate Africa from Europe ATLANTIC OCEAN – West INDIAN OCEAN - East INTRODUCTION
- 6. FIVE MAJOR LANGUAGES: 1.Afroasiastic languages 2. Click languages 3. Niger – congo languages 4. Sudanic languages 5. Austronesian languages LANGUAGES
- 7. ISLAM – Dominant religionof northern Africa It replaced Christianity in the 17th century RELIGION
- 8. LITERARY RATES FORMEN Are higher than women URBAN EDUCATION Are higher than rural education RICHEST Countries invest more than poorest countries in terms of education Only a small fraction of afica’ s young people attend universities EDUCATION
- 9. It includes ORALLITERATURE They called it as ORATURE ORATURE – Was coined by PIO ZIRIMU PIO ZIRIMU – Ugandan scholar AFRICAN LITERATURE
- 10. PROSE – Mythologicalor historical, written or spoken language CALL-AND RESPONSE – Spontaneous verbal and non-verbal interaction between the speaker and the listener AFRICAN LITERATURE
- 11. EPIC OF SUNDIATA– Composed in medieval Mali EPIC OF DINGA – From Old Ghana empire PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE
- 12. KEBRA NAGAST ORTHE BOOK OF KINGS – The best known work in this tradition TRICKSTER STORY – One of the popular form of traditional African folktale PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE
- 13. JOSEPH EPHRAIM CASELY HAYFORD– Published the 1st African novel written in English ETHIOPIA UNBOUND – 1st African novel written in English COLONIAL LITERATURE
- 14. HERBERT ISAAC ERNEST DHLOMO–Published 1st English- language African play THE GIRL WHO LIKED TO SAVE – 1st English-language African play COLONIAL LITERATURE
- 15. NGUGI WA THIONG’O– Wrote 1st east African drama BLACK HERMIT – 1st east African drama COLONIAL LITERATURE
- 16. THINGS FALL APARTBY CHINUA ACHEBE – Receive significant worldwide critical acclaim COLONIAL LITERATURE
- 17. LEOPOID SEDAR SENGHOR– President of Senegal published the 1st anthology of French language poetry ANTHOLOGY OF THE NEW BLACK AND MALAGASY POETRY IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE – 1st anthology of French language poetry COLONIAL LITERATURE
- 18. ALI A. MAZRUI– Mention 7 CONFLICTS As THEMES: - The clash between Africa's past and present - Between tradition and modernity - Between individualism and community - Between socialism and capitalism - Between development and self-reliance - Between Africanity and humanity POST-COLONIAL LIT
- 19. WOLE SOYINKA (JULY13, 1934 IN NIGERIA) - Foremost ENGLISH LANGUAGE POET - He won the NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATUREIN 1986 - 1ST AFRICAN WRITER Who won the novel prize for literature in 1986 AFRICAN RITERS AND POETS
- 20. - The 2NDAFRICAN WRITER Winner of the novel Prize was NADINE GORDIMER In 19991 - 1ST PLAY: The swamp dwellers. - OTHER PLAYS: Death and the king’s horse man, opera wonyosi and play of giants. AFRICAN RITERS AND POETS
- 21. CHINUA ACHEBE - Nigeriannovelist and poet - His 1st novel was entitled THINGS FALL APART - He has been co-editor of okike AFRICAN WRITERS AND POETS
- 22. - OKIKE (Wasof Africa's most influential literary magazines) - Other works: THE ARROW OF GOD, A MAN OF THE PEOPLE, GIRLS AT WAR, CHRISTMAS IN BIAFRA AND OTHER POEMS AFRICAN WRITERS AND POETS
- 23. JOHN PEPPER CLARK -Nigerian poet, dramatist, and literary critic - Born: APRIL 6, 1935 - Plays: OZIDI AND SONG OF GOAT - Representative of his poetry was the volume, A DEVADE OF TONGUES. AFRICAN WRITERS AND POETS
- 24. NGUGI WA THIONG’O -Born: JANUARY 5, 1938 IN KENYA - The most important east African novelist - 1st two novels: WEEP NOT, CHILD AND THE RIVER BETWEEN AFRICAN WRITERS AND POETS
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- 26. OKONKWO – Respectedand influential leader UNOKA – Okonkwo’s father IKEMEFUNA – He was given to the village as a peace offering by neighboring mbaino NWOYE – Okonkwo’s son OJIUGO – Youngest wife of okonkwo EKWEFI – Second wife of okonkwo CHARACTERS:
- 27. OGBUEFI EZEUDER –Oldest man in the village OBIERIKA – Okonkwo’s best friend EZINMA – Daughter of Okonkwo and his wife Ekwefi EGWUGWU – Nine clan leaders, also represent nine villages of Umuofia MGBAFO – Had been severely beaten by her husband CHARACTERS:
- 28. CHIELO – Toldcavesokonkwo that agbala needs to see ezinma AGBALA – The oracle of the hills and caves UCHENDU – Uncle of okonkwo And a village elder of mbanta CHI – Personal spirit CHARACTERS:
- 29. EFULEFU – 1strecruits of the missionaries; they are weak and worthless men of the village MR. BROWN – The white missionary REVEREND JAMES SMITH - Becomes the new head of the christian church CHARACTERS:
- 30. VOLATILE – Liableto change rapidly and unpredictably , especially for the worse APT – Having a tendency to do something PROVOCATION – Action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately EXILE – Expel, banish, drive out, throw out; to be away from one’s home VOCABULARY:
- 31. KINSMAN – Aman who is one of person’s blood relations MACHETE - A broad knife used as an implement or weapon BEHEADS – Form of execution CLANSMAN – A male member of a clan ORACLE – Authority, mentor, and adviser SQUANDERED – Waste something in a reckless and foolish manner VOCABULARY:
- 32. UMUOFIA – Locatedin eastern nigeria MBANTA – Native village of okonkwo’s mother SETTING:
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