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Learn about the oral and written literatures of Africa in various languages and genres, from ancient to modern times. Explore the influences of African oral traditions, colonialism, and Christianity on African literature.
African 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. The best-known is the Kebra Negast, or "Book of Kings" from the 14th century AD. [ 1 ] .
Literatura afrykańska – pojęcie bardzo obszerne i nieścisłe, oznaczające najogólniej rzecz biorąc wszelkie przejawy działalności piśmienniczej na obszarze kontynentu afrykańskiego.
Research in African Literatures, founded in 1970, is the premier journal of African literary studies worldwide and provides a forum in English for research on the oral and written literatures of Africa. In addition to thought-provoking essays, reviews of current scholarly books appear in every issue, often presented as critical essays, and a ...
African literature offers a unique perspective on the human experience, celebrating resilience and spirit. African writers weave mesmerizing tales that transport readers to fantastical realms. Meet...
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).
AFRICAN LITERATURE TODAY was established at a time of uncertainty and reconstruction but for 50 years it has played a leading role in nurturing imaginative creativity and its criticism on the African continent and beyond.
