List of Literature in English Novel Jamb 2025

List of Literature in English Novel Jamb 2025| Jamb has release all the list of Literature in English Novel for candidate sitting for Jamb UTME 2025. Is Literature in English one of your core subject combination for UTME 2025? If yes, This page is for you, Read more

Literature in English tests candidates’ knowledge of literary works, terms, principles, and appreciation. To prepare effectively, candidates should study the JAMB syllabus and the recommended English Literature textbooks.

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In addition to the syllabus, JAMB suggests specific textbooks to help candidates prepare for Literature in English. These books are chosen for their relevance, quality, and accessibility. They cover the required topics and texts in the syllabus while offering detailed explanations, examples, exercises, and practice questions to aid candidates’ understanding.

List of Literature in English Novel Jamb 2025

Anthologies:

• Gbemisola,A.(2005)–NakedSoles,Ibadan:Kraft
• Hayward,J.(ed.)(1968)–ThePenguinBookofEnglishVerse,London:Penguin
• Johnson,R.etal(eds.)(1996)–NewPoetryfromAfrica,Ibadan:UPPlc
• Kermode,F.etal(1964)–OxfordAnthologyofEnglishLiterature,Vol.II,London:OUP
• NwogaD.(ed.)(1967)–WestAfricanVerse,London:Longman
• Senanu,K.E.andVincent,T.(eds.)(1993)–ASelectionofAfricanPoetry,Lagos:Longman
• Soyinka,W.(ed.)(1987)–PoemsofBlackAfrica,Ibadan:Heinemann

CriticalText:

• Abrams,M.H.(1981)–AGlossaryofLiteraryTerms,(4thEdition)NewYork,HoltRinehaltandWinston
• Emeaba,O.E.(1982)–ADictionaryofLiterature,Aba:InteksPress
• Murphy,M.J.(1972)–UnderstandingUnseen,AnIntroductiontoEnglishPoetryandEnglishNovelforOverseasStudents,GeorgeAllenandUnwinLtd.

JAMB UTME Exam Date and Total Registered Candidate 2025

Drama

African

• Frank Ogodo Ogbeche – Harvest of Corruption

Non African

• William Shakespeare – Othello

Prose

African

• Amma  Darko – Faceless

Non African

• Richard Wright – Native Son

Poetry:

African

• Birago Diop  – Vanity
• Gbemisola Adeoti – Ambush
• Gabriel Okara – Piano and Drums
• Gbanabam Hallowell – The Dining Table
• Lenrie Peter – The Panic of Growing Older
• Kofi Awoonor – The Anvil and the Hammer

Non African

• Alfred Tennyson – Crossing the Bar
• George Herbert – The Pulley
• William Blake – The School Boy
• William Morris – The Proud King