Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ALL 306 — Literary History, Theory and Criticism

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

appreciate literary works constructively
demonstrate valid judgments with the use of theories
explain meaning of theory in literary criticism
examine the advantages and disadvantages of adopting foreign theories in analysing African literature
appraise types of literary criticism theories; and
apply theory to Efik/Ibibio text

Course contents

Literary history among the Africans before the advent of colonisation as related to oral poetry, traditional drama and prose forms. Types of literary criticism in the pre-colonial era – preperformance criticism, communal editing, post- performance criticism and others. Modern criticism and the use of theories.

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ALL 306 — Literary History, Theory and Criticism

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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