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Ma’am Wencie A. Malacca
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This document provides an overview of African literature, discussing its etymology, introduction, languages, and pre-colonial and colonial periods. It features key figures and works, highlighting the influence of colonization on African culture. This will aid understanding and analysis.
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African Literature Ma’am Wencie A. Malacca ETYMOLOGY ❖ 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 ❖ GREEK APHRIKE – Meaning witho...
African Literature Ma’am Wencie A. Malacca ETYMOLOGY ❖ 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 ❖ GREEK APHRIKE – Meaning without cold or ❖ LATIN APRICA – Meaning sunny ❖ And later became Africa INTRODUCTION 01 Introduction AFRICA – 2nd 03 largest continent next to Asia It covers more than ONE – 02 FIFTH of all It comprises 46 the earth’s COUNTRIES AND surface TERRITORIES ❖ SUEZ CANAL, THE GULF 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 FIVE MAJOR LANGUAGES 1. Afroasiastic languages 2. Click languages 3. Niger – congo languages 4. Sudanic languages 5. Austronesian languages ISLAM ❖ISLAM – Dominant religion of northern Africa ❖ It replaced Christianity in the 17th century PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE ❖EPIC OF SUNDIATA – Composed in medieval Mali ❖EPIC OF DINGA – From Old Ghana empire COLONIAL LITERATURE ❖ HERBERT ISAAC ERNEST DHLOMO– Published 1st English- language African play ❖ THE GIRL WHO LIKED TO SAVE – 1st English-language African play COLONIAL LITERATURE ❖ NGUGI WA THIONG’O – Wrote 1st East African drama ❖ BLACK HERMIT – 1st east African drama THINGS FALL APART BY CHINUA ACHEBE – Receive significant worldwide critical acclaim THINGS FALL APART BY CHINUA ACHEBE Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe tells the story of Okonkwo, a respected man in a Nigerian village, and how his life changes when British colonizers and Christian missionaries arrive. The novel shows the rich culture of the Igbo people and how their traditions are disrupted by the new ways brought by the Europeans. It explores themes like change, tradition, and the effects of colonization on individuals and the community.
