African Literature Flashcards

1
Q

the world’s second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia

A

AFRICA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

transmitted by griots in West Africa

A

FIXED TEXTS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

transmitted by non-professionals in other areas of Africa

A

FREE TEXTS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

AFRICAN WRITERS & POETS

  • born in Nigeria. The foremost English-language poet & certainly the most celebrated playwright of black America.
  • his work earned him the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature
A

SOYINKA, WOLE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

AFRICAN WRITERS & POETS

  • Nigerian novelist & poet, whose first novel is Things Fall Apart (1958)
  • set the theme for his subsequent work: the impact of Western influences on traditional Africa society
A

ACHEVE, CHINUA (1930)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

AFRICAN WRITERS & POETS

  • Nigerian poet
  • dramatist
  • literary critic
  • born on April 6, 1953, contributed significantly to the Nigerian renaissance of the late 50’s and early 60’s
A

CLARK, JOHN PEPPER

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly