ENGL 4200 - African Literature

Credits: 3

A selective survey of the literature of continental Africa, from ancient oral epics, tales, and poems to the postcolonial prose fiction, drama, and poetry of the postcolonial decades. Readings will include works by authors such as Leopold Senghor, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Ayi Kwei Armah, Mariama Ba, Buchi Emecheta and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2105 and ENGL 2220 or ENGL 2140 or consent of the instructor