ENG2603 Colonial and Postcolonial African Literatures (ENG2603)

Plot Summary Set in white-dominated Rhodesia of the 1960's, Tambu begins her story by talking about her brother's trip to and from mission school each day. She says that he complains about the trip - especially the two-mile walk from the bus station to their home - and that she could talk endlessly about all there was to do during that walk and how much she loved it. Children, including Tambu, were seldom restricted and were allowed to swim in the pools. Tambu is the oldest daughter and th...

ENG2603 Mock Exam PACK. The Brish Seler Tune – ‘Oh what a row’; or, ‘The humours of a Steam-boat’ Oh! what a gay, what a rambling life a Seler’s leading! Spooring cale, doing bale, quite jocose; Winning, losing; Whigs abusing; shopping now, then muon breeding; Never fearing, persevering, on he goes! When to the Cape I first came out, in days of Charlie Somerset, My lands were neatly measured off, and reg’larly my number set; I strued round on my own ground, lord of a hundred...

ENG2603_STUDY NOTES & GUIDE. Colonialism and postcolonialism The concepts of colonialism and its aftermath, postcolonialism, arise out of the settlement of any part of a country by people who originate from another country. They are then subject to full or partial control by the invading country. A colony, therefore, is the settlement of a country and it is as old as humanity itself. From the time of the absolute rulers in Japan, for instance, the establishment of overseas colonies was a wa...

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ENG2603 Mock Exam 1 B.V. SIBIYA Answer ONE queson from Secon A, and ONE queson from Secon B. Your answers should be two to four pages in length, and wrien in the form of carefully constructed essays. Secon A Answer ONE queson in this secon for 50 marks. Queson 1: Poetry By making close reference to content and poec devices, discuss how this poem uses sare to portray the coloniser (“The Brish Seler”). Remember to quote from the poem to support your argument. The Brish Seler Tune –...