Introduction to Literature in

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STUDY UNITS

The breakdown of the 18 study units are as follows:

Module 1

Concepts and Definition

Unit 1 Introducing Literature: Definitions and Forms

Unit 2 Introducing Literature: Its Characteristics I

Unit 3

Introducing Literature: Its Characteristics II

Module 2

Convention and Techniques

Unit 1 Introducing Prose Works: Characteristics and Techniques

Unit 2 Introducing Prose Works: Prose Fiction

Unit 3

Introducing Prose Works: Non-Fiction

Module 3

Introducing Prose

Unit 1 The Nature of Drama

Unit 2 Dramatic Elements and Device

Unit 3 Tragedy

Unit 4 Comedy and Tragicomedy

Module 4

Introducing Poetry

Unit 1 Introduction to Poetry: Origin, Form and Structure

Unit 2 Language of Poetry

Unit 3 Introduction to Literary Appreciation of Poetry

Unit 4 Introduction to African and Non-African Poetry

Unit 5

Appreciating a Poem

Module 5

Textual Analysis

Unit 1 Textual Analysis of Prose Fiction: The River Between by

Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Unit 2 Texture Analysis of Drama: Niyi Osundare’s The State

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Unit 3 Textual Analysis of Poetic Works: English Poems