African literature | History, Writers, Books, Characteristics, …
WEBAfrican literature, the body of traditional oral and written literatures in Afro-Asiatic and African languages together with works written by Africans in European languages.
African literature - Wikipedia
WEBAfrican literature is literature from Africa, either oral ("orature") or written in African and Afro-Asiatic languages. Examples of pre-colonial African literature can be traced back to at least the fourth century AD.
African Literature History, Characteristics & Themes - Study.com
WEBNov 21, 2023 · Learn about African literature. Explore the history of African literature, study the characteristics, and examine the themes of African novels and writings. Updated: 11/21/2023.
African literature - Postcolonial, Oral Traditions, Writers
WEBAfrican literature - Postcolonial, Oral Traditions, Writers: Early works in English in western Africa include a Liberian novel, Love in Ebony: A West African Romance, published in 1932 by Charles Cooper (pseudonym Varfelli Karlee), as well as such works of Ghanaian pulp literature as J. Benibengor Blay’s Emelia’s Promise and Fulfilment (1944).
DeWitt Library Subject Guides: African Literature: Get Started
WEB2 days ago · These powerful stories by two of Africa's most renowned twentieth-century authors explore African cultures at the intersection of tradition and modernity, colonialism, and independence.
The Gems of African Literature — Google Arts & Culture
WEBAfrican literature offers a unique perspective on the human experience, celebrating resilience and spirit. African writers weave mesmerizing tales that transport readers to fantastical realms....
African literature - Oral Traditions, Writing | Britannica
WEBAfrican literature - Oral Traditions, Writing: Oral and written storytelling traditions have had a parallel development, and in many ways they have influenced each other. Ancient Egyptian scribes, early Hausa and Swahili copyists and memorizers, and contemporary writers of popular novellas have been the obvious and crucial transitional figures ...
- The African Literature Association
WEBJALA Special Issue: Engaging Emerging Trends in African Ecocriticism. October 20, 2023. In their introduction to the special edition of African Literature Today captioned “Environmental Transformations,” Cajetan Iheka and Stephanie Newell... Read More.
The Routledge Encyclopedia of African Literature
WEBDec 30, 2002 · The Routledge Encyclopedia of African Literature. The most comprehensive reference work on African literature to date, this book covers all the key historical and cultural issues in the field. The Encyclopedia contains over 600 entries covering criticism and theory, African literature’s development as a field of scholarship, and studies of ...
The Black Mind: A History of African Literature on JSTOR
WEBThe comprehensive account of the development of African literature from its beginnings in oral tradition to its contemporary expression in the writings of Afric...
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