AFRICAN LITERATURE

AFRICA - Came into the Western use

trough the Romans, who use the name.

AFRICA TERRA - Land of the “AFRI” AFRI - Plural AFER - Singular

AFAR - It means “Dust” AFRIDI - Tribe of Northern

Africa GREEK APHRIKE - Without cold LATIN AFRICA - Sunny

INTRODUCTION AFRICA - 2nd Largest continent 46 - No. of Countries SUEZ CANAL, GULF OF SUEZ, and RED

SEA - It separates Africa from Asia STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR and

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - It separates Africa from Europe

ATLANTIC OCEAN - West INDIAN OCEAN - East

5 MAJOR LANGUAGES Afro-asiatic Languages Click Languages Niger-Congo Languages Sudanic LanguagesAustronesian Languages

RELIGION ISLAM -This religion is the

most dominant religion of the Northern Africa.

- It was replaced during 17th century.

EDUCATION Literary rates for women are lower than men.

More males than females attend primary school.

Urban Education is superior rural.

AFRICAN LITERATURE It includes Oral Literature called:

ORATURE - Was coined by “PIO ZIRIMU” - This can be process or verses PIO ZIRIMU - Ugandan Scholar - They used the “Call and Response

Technique”- Use by Story Teller.

PRE- COLONIAL LITERATURE

EPIC OF SUDIATA - Composed in “Medieval Mali” EPIC OF DINGA - From Old “Ghana Empire” KEBRA NEGAST or BOOK OF KINGS - The best known Work in this Tradition TRICKSTER STORY - One of the popular forms of

“Traditional African Folktale”

Some of the popular Traditional African Folktale

NANSI - It means “Spider” - It is a Folklore of Ghana LIJA PA - It means “ Turtoise” Heir - It is a “Big Rabbit (Sungura)

COLONIAL LITERATURE JOSEPH EPHRAIM CASELY - He published the 1st “African Novel written in

English” - He wrote the 1st african “ETHOPIA Unbound” ETHIOPIA UNBOUND: STUDIES IN RACE

EMANCIPATION - “1st African Novel written in English” NGUGIWA THIONG’O - He wrote “1st East African Drama” BLACK HERMIT - “1st East African Drama”

POST COLONIAL LITERATURE

ALI A. MAZRUI - It mention “7 Conflicts” as “Themes” WOLE SOYINKA - Became the “1st post independent

African Writer” HERBERT ISAAC ERNEST DHLOMO - He wrote the 1st English Language

African play. “THE GIRL WHO LIKED TO SAVE”

- 1st English language African play

THINGS TO FALL APART Characters:

OKONKWO - Main character in the Story Unoka - Father of okonkwo IKEMEFUNA - Young boy who is given to the

Village as a “Peace Offering” to avoid war.

NWOYE - Son of Okonkwo OJIUGO - Youngest Wife of Okonkwo EKWEFI - Second Wife of Okonkwo OGBUEFI EZEUDER - Oldest man in the Village OBIERKA - Bestfriend of Okonkwo

EZINMA - Daughter of Okonkwo and his wife

Ekwefi EGWUGWU - Nine clan leaders and they also

represent a village of UMUOFIA MGBAFO - It had been severely beaten by her

husband. CHIELO - told okonkwo that agbala need to

see Ezinma.

AGBALA - The Oracle of the Hills and Cave UCHENDU - Uncle of Okonkwo and a village

elder of MBANTA CHI - Personal Spirit EFULEFU - 1st recruits of the missionaries

MR. BROWN - White Missionary REVEREND JAMES SMITH - Became the new head of the

Christian Church

VOCABULARY VOLATILE - Liable to change rapidly APT - Having a tendency to do

something PROVOCATION - Action/Speech that make

someone annoyed

EXILE - Expel, banish, drives out, throw

out KINSMAN - A man who is one of person’s

blood MACHETE - A broad knife used as an

implement BEHEADS - Form of Execution

CLANSMAN - A male member of clan ORACLE - Authority, mentor SQUANDERED - Waste something in a reckless

and foolish manner

SETTING UMUOFIA

MBANTA

AFRICAN WRITERS AND POET

WOLE SOYINKA - Foremost English Language poet Born: July 13, 1934 in Nigeria

CHINUA ACHEBE - Nigerian Novelist and Poet “THINGS FALL APART” – 1st Novel Born: November 16, 1930 in Ogidi,

Anambra

JOHN PEER CLARK - Nigerian Poet, Dramatist and

Literary Critic Born: April 6, 1935

NGUGI WA THONG’O - The most Important East

African Novelist Born: January 5, 1938 in Kenya

THANK YOU!!! Prepared by:

Cabardo, Reicheal Ann c.BSEd-English II