African Literature‚ although unrecorded‚ dates back to ancient history. This is a research on the history and related concepts of how their culture began through their writings. Bird’s Eyeview African literature has more recently become more popular specially as it has greatly influenced the American literature. This website presents a general and more popular way of looking at the beginnings‚ development‚ influences on the literary works of the people of this culture-rich continent. What is Literature
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF “THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO” Soyinka captures worldwide issues by using a West African setting. The satirical message in the text is conveyed through ridiculing of the vice and follies of the contemporary Nigeria society via religious institution. His fictive output belongs to the horatian mode of satire which ridicules the follies with the intention of correcting society. Through symbolism‚ comedy and irony‚ the aberrant and corrupt nature of our religious leaders are exposed
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its combination of counterclock movements through stiff shoulders‚ while using arm an hand gestures. Wole Soyinka’s provides a framework for the discussion of African American dance as a continuum of African dance in the Diaspora by warning his audience against having a saline consciousness. Assuming that everyone and everything in/n the African continent is not African‚ also to have an strong nationaily when it comes to African Dance. Having unity is important to the evolution of African dance
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Recent activities of secret fraternities in Edo and Anambra States of Nigeria have once again brought to focus the impact of the activities of the nefarious groups on the polity. Not too long ago‚ two prominent movie stars were brutally assassinated in Edo State in what was alleged as a frat-related offensive‚ which culminated in the death of about twenty individuals. Most recently inhabitants of Anambra state were terrorised by frat men‚ who held the state capital hostage in a brutal frat war between
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The Third Cinema: Deconstructing Negative Stereotypes of Africa By Daniel Olufemi The arts‚ literature‚ music‚ internet‚ motion pictures‚ print and broadcast media and other artifacts of modern media culture share a common cultural conception –educating and shaping public perception. They provide the codes of recognition for self-definition and construction of meanings across socio-economic‚ political‚ gender and ethical issues. Thus‚ an individual’s lifestyle‚ fashion taste‚ arts
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starts with the title In Westminster Abbey‚ a very grandiose place associated with Coronations and Royal Weddings‚ pomp and ceremony‚ which in itself invokes a smile and feelings of great expectations. It is very different from the banal‚ sombre title Soyinka uses. The form of the poems differs. WA takes the form of a revealing monologue; an opportunity for intimate‚ uninhibited conversation that is so ludicrous it is funny. This is different to the humour in TC‚ which is a dialogue written in typographical
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personal or collective goal. This idea is portrayed through the metaphors used by Mandela and Soyinka. “I have walked that long road to freedom… I have discovered that after climbing a great hill‚ one only finds that there are more hills to climb.” This quote written by Mandela gives the reader a clear sense of an overcome suffering yet still indicates the true hardship of life and its battles. Soyinka also uses the metaphor “when I come among the women I am a chicken with a hundred mothers. I become
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dwie piąte dorosłych Polaków (37%) jest zdania‚ że lekarze powinni spełniać wolę cierpiących‚ nieuleczalnie chorych‚ którzy domagają się podania im środków powodujących śmierć‚ natomiast prawie połowa (46%) wyraża sprzeciw wobec tego rodzaju postępowania. W 2007 roku zmianie uległa dotychczasowa tendencja do wzrostu społecznej akceptacji „wspomaganego samobójstwa”. Odsetek osób uważających‚ iż lekarze powinni spełniać wolę cierpiących chorych‚ którzy chcą umrzeć‚ zmalał o 12 punktów‚ podczas gdy odsetek
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Post colonialism INTRODUCTION By definition‚ post colonialism is a period of time after colonialism‚ and postcolonial literature is typically characterized by its opposition to the colonial. However‚ some critics have argued that any literature that expresses an opposition to colonialism‚ even if it is produced during a colonial period‚ may be defined as postcolonial‚ primarily due to its oppositional nature. Postcolonial literature often focuses on race relations and the effects of racism and
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Introduction to African Literature In the dictionary ‘Le Petit Larousse 2003’ literature is defined as a field embracing written and oral works to which an aesthetic aim is acknowledged. This definition upholds the assertion that African literature has ever existed in the oral form. African forms of literature are interesting not only as far as anthropological perspectives are concerned‚ but also from an aesthetic view point. Africa is endowed with epics‚ folktales and praise poems that
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