SS 1 Literature in English (1st, 2nd & 3rd term)

NON – AFRICAN DRAMA – OTHELLO By Shakespare

OTHELLO The play is in chronological order, one event succeeds, the order. It opens with Lago a soldier under the command of Othello. He is arguing with Roderigo a wealthy manin Venice. He desires to elope with the beautiful Desdemona. PLOT/STORYLINE He discovers that Desdemona is in love with Othello, he then plants Lago to

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INTRODUCTION TO AFRICA DRAMA – HARVEST OF CORRUPTION

HARVEST OF CORRUPTION ABOUT THE AUTHOR Frank Ogodo Ogbeche is from Yala Area of Cross River State. He attended Awori-Ajeromi Grammar School, Agboju in Lagos and the Federal school of Arts and Science Ogoja in Cross River State. He obtained a degree in communication Arts from the University of Cross River State Calabar and worked

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ORAL TRADITION OF LITERATURE

This is the passing on from one generation (and/or Locality) to another of songs, charts, proverbs and other version compositions within and between non-literate cultures; or the accumulated stock of works thus transmitted by word of mouth. Ballade, Folktales, and the works emerging from an oral tradition will often be found in several different versions,

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DIFFERENT FORMS OF POETRY AND TYPES OF POETRY

Ballad: The word, ballad is derived from a Latin word “ballare” meaning “to dance”. It comprises words which are out of current use. The poem derived from village festivals and are not often written but handed down orally from generation to generation. The themes are based on popular stories or legends and great village heroes.

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GENRE OF LITERATURE – PROSE, POETRY AND DRAMA

Literature in this sense is generally grouped under three main genres: poetry, prose, and drama. Each of these genre has certain features that make it distinctive from others; and it is how these features are deployed by the muter that attracts the attention of the reader in his or her appreciation of the work.  

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Introduction to the study of Literature-In-English

In general Literature means “Written language” – everything that is “written” and this includes texts produced in disciplines such as Law, Science, Sports, Religion, History, Economics, Technology e.t.c.   What is literature as a subject of study? Literature is a creative or imaginative work of art that is produced by a novelist, poet, or playwright.

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