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EGERTON UNIVERSITY - Mr. Kowogen W
EGERTON UNIVERSITY - Mr. Kowogen W
UNIVERSITY
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Primary tests
Achebe, Chinua(1998). Things Fall Apart. Nairobi: EAEP.
Ayi Kwei Armah, (1968). The Beautiful ones Are Not Yet Born, London:
Heinemanu
Kinyanjui, K. (2012). The Last Villains of Molo. Nairobi: Longhorn publishers.
Imbuga, F. (1981). Betrayal in the City. Nairobi: EAEP.
Macgoye, M.O (1998) Make it Sing & other poems. Nairobi: East African
Educational Publishers ltd.
Mbungua, N.(2011). Different colours. Nairobi: Big books
Ngugi, W. (1967). A Grain of Wheat. Nairobi: Heinemann.
Orwell, G (1945). The Animal Farm. London: Longman Group Ltd.
Okot P. Bitek. (1972). Song of Lawino. Nairobi: East African Educational
Publishers.
Ruganda, John. Shreds of Tenderness. Nairobi: Oxford University Press, 2001.
(Various poems by poets across the globe will be provided to the class for close scrutiny.
Students are advised to engage the following poets: William Shakespeare, Yeats, Alice
Walker, Maya Angeiou, Sylvia Plath, Gwendolyn Brooks, Philip LarKin, Langston Hughes,
Wole Soyinka, Dennis Brutus, Dambudzo Marechera, Jack Mapanje, Jared Angira, David
Rubadiri, Marjorie Oludhe ' Macgoye, etc).
Secondary Texts
This list of critical texts is not exhaustive as there are countless books that are useful in
understanding literature and criticism. Students are encouraged to identify several relevant
texts and read widely. Once again, intelligent reference to internet sources is encouraged.
Barnet, Sylvan and William E. Cain. A Short Guide to Writing about Literature, 8th ed. New
York: Longman, 2004. Bressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory
and Practice. New Jersey:
Harmon, William, ed. Classic Writings on Poetry. Calcutta: Seagull, 2006.
Hudson, W. H. An Introduction to the Study of Literature, 2nd ed. Delhi: AITBS, 2006.
Kennedy, X. J., (compiler). Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama, 5th ed.
New York: Harper Collins, 1991.
Peck, John and Martin Coyle. Literary Terms and Criticism, 2nd ed. London: Macmillan,
1993.
Upham, Alfred H. Typical Forms of English Literature: An Introduction to the Historical and
Critical Study of English Literature for College Classes. Delhi: AITBS Publishers, 2004.
Wellek, Rene and Austin Warren. Theory of Literature. London: Penguin Books, 1985.
Course Lecturer: Mr. Weldon Kowogen.
kowogen@yahoo.com
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