Refers to the literary works written by European authors that's being produced in Europe

It encompasses a wide range of genres, style and themes, reflecting the cultural diversity and historical developments within the continent from ancient times up to the present

4 division of European literature

Mostly influenced by Greco-Roman culture, which became the basis for the Western literature that we know today

Refers to works produced during the middle age. This period marked the emergence of three dominant cultures - Christianity - Islam - Germanic invaders

3 dominant literature during Ancient and Medieval literature

The printing press is the greatest innovation of this era _________ which resulted in a more cost and time efficient production of literature

A philosophical movement that placed a new focus on the human potential and prevalent am9ng intellectuals

One of the greatest struggle of artist and writers during the English Renaissance was the need to make a living out of their craft and that was resolved with _______

Uplifts the character from humble background of the common man and places importancr on imagination and emotion

Strives to present things as accurate and with utmost objectivity as possible

Marked by sudden changes in man persperctive of the world

Literary works does not pretend to be new and original, rather, it JUXTAPOSES the old and new to Contextualize in the readers minds

Continues to provide a significant influence on world literature through translation, adaptation and cross cultural exchange

The universality of themes such as love, loss, identity, and human nature going beyond cultural boundaries that connects with readers worldwide and fostering a sense of shared humanity

An immense continent that covers more than 1/5 of all the earth's land surface

This is the second largest continent, it contains about 1/8 of the world population

Africa contains ______ of the world population a

Africa covers more than ________ of all the earth land

Africa Terra means

"Land of the afri" refer what is now ________

"afer" from Phoenician "afar" means

Greek aphrike means

Latin aprica means

Africa names afterRoman General ____

Foreign literature came in the ______ Diff religions and languages flourished

Africa independence day

Refers to oral and written literary pieces produced on the African continent

Preserved the rich culture and traditions of African nations

Negritude means

The literary movement during 1930-1950

The text for the study of &______ched light of controversial issues such as racial discrimination, Apartheid, political conflicts and etch

The home of literary masters such as • Whole Soyinka - who won Nobel Prize for literature in 1986 • Chinua Achebe • Nadine Gordimer • Naguin Mahfouz

Features of African literature (Literary forms)

This include praise, poems, love poems, tales, rituals and koral instructions in the form of Proverbs and fables. Mostly performed by griots or the African story teller

Do not tell a story but instead, like songs create a vivid, expressive testaments to a speaker's thought or emotional state Ex: The great Hymn to Aten

Musch more than quaint old sayings. Uses fer words but achieves great depth of menaing and they function as the essence of people's values and knowledge Ex: Dogs do not prefer bones to me at, it is just no one gives them meat - Akan

A kind of African moral tale that is intended or listeners to discuss and debate

Come from ______whose traditional homeland is the dense and hilly forest beyond the city of Kumansi in Ghana which was colonized by British. The tale exemplifies common occupations of the Ash

An enormously popular type The best known African tricksters figure is an Asian the spider from the west African origin

Best known African Tricksters figure is _______ the spider from the ________

Includes creation stories and stories explaining the original of death

Partly human, partly superhuman who embody the highest values - carry with them as cultures history, values and traditions

Ex of Epics of the Vanished heroes