What is the domain of Orature?

What is the domain of Orature?

By orature we mean all the genres whose mode of expression is voice, and who is stored in the memory, both of the narrators and the listeners. It mainly appeals to hearing, the global sense, that of the invisible.

Who is the founder of African literature?

Born November 16, 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria, Albert Chinualumogu Achebe changed his first name during his studies for a shorter first name, and became Chinua Achebe.

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How to define literature?

A concept on which most scholars agree to define literature is that of literarity, that is, the work on language involved in literature. If we refer to Jakobson’s diagram, literarity therefore refers to work on the message and to the poetic function of language.

What is Literature?

The term “literature” works in society, in the sense that when an individual uses it, others have a good idea of ​​what it refers to. However, what it really means is not self-evident: literature is not something “natural”.

What is literarity?

If we refer to Jakobson’s diagram, literarity therefore refers to work on the message and to the poetic function of language. However, one could argue that each message requires some work on the language.

How was literature defined in the age of classicism?

Thus, at the time of classicism, literature [1] was defined according to specific criteria. For example, to be literary, a work had to respect strict writing rules including, among others, the rule of three units. This is why in the 17th century, tragedy was favored and the novel was repelled.