World Literature

Unit II: The African Literary Tradition

Week 4
Please read:

• "African Proverbs", 85-87

Elements of Literature: Features of African Oral Literature, 88-89

• "Song of a Mother to Her Firstborn", 90-94
• "African Dilemma Tales", 95-97
• "Talk", 98-101

Introduction: Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, 102-104

• from "Sundiata", 105-117

Language and Culture: African American Storytellers, 118-119
Language Skills: Using Quotations Effectively, 120-121
Critical Thinking and Writing: A Personal Response to Literature, 122-123

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