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African literature

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
African literature literary works of the African continent. African literature consists of a body of work in different languages and various genres, ranging from oral literature to literature written in colonial languages (French, Portuguese, and English). See also African languages ; South African literature . Oral literature, including stories, dramas, riddles, histories, myths, songs, proverbs, and other expressions, is frequently employed to educate and entertain children. Oral histories, myths, and proverbs additionally serve to remind whole communities of their ancestors'... Read more
African literature
African literature Oral and written literatures of the...the development of Yoruban theatre. African literatures in European languages were mainly...de Andrade. The first contemporary African literature in French also took the form of political... Read more
South African literature
...Dutch) and English. See also African literature . Although Afrikaans had emerged...Abrahams (1967); S. Gray, South African Literature (1979); U. A. Barnett, A Vision...Order: A Study of Black South African Literature in English, 1914-1980 (1983... Read more

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