Oral and Written African Poetry and Poetics
Examines the state of African poetry today, the continuing influence of Africas pioneer poets, todays new generation of poets, and their work in written poetry and in the spoken word, continuing oral indigenous traditions.Almost half a century after ALT 6 and thirty-three years after ALT 16, what is...
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| description | Examines the state of African poetry today, the continuing influence of Africas pioneer poets, todays new generation of poets, and their work in written poetry and in the spoken word, continuing oral indigenous traditions.Almost half a century after ALT 6 and thirty-three years after ALT 16, what is the state of poetry and poetics in Africa? This volume of highlights major developments and continuities in the practice of the art of poetry in the continent. Contributions analyse new frontiers in the traditional African epic and the Yoruba genre and innovations in form and theme, such as spoken word poetry shared on digital media and pandemic poetry in the wake of COVID-19. They compare and contrast the work of Romeo Oriogun, Christopher Okigbo, and Gabriel Okara and of T.S. Eliot and Kofi Anyidoho. Other essays examine the complexities of translation from Ewe into English and the development of oral African poetry, underscoring its dynamism and the centrality of performance. The volume also includes interviews with poets Kofi Anyidoho, Kwame Dawes, and Kehinde Akano and tributes to Ama Ata Aidoo. Altogether, it highlights the richness and vibrancy of contemporary praxis and points to future directions in the field. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1582702026-06-15T05:40:04Z Oral and Written African Poetry and Poetics Emenyonu, Ernest N. Poetry African Literary Criticism African Literary Criticism Poetry bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DC Poetry bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSC Literary studies: poetry & poets Examines the state of African poetry today, the continuing influence of Africas pioneer poets, todays new generation of poets, and their work in written poetry and in the spoken word, continuing oral indigenous traditions.Almost half a century after ALT 6 and thirty-three years after ALT 16, what is the state of poetry and poetics in Africa? This volume of highlights major developments and continuities in the practice of the art of poetry in the continent. Contributions analyse new frontiers in the traditional African epic and the Yoruba genre and innovations in form and theme, such as spoken word poetry shared on digital media and pandemic poetry in the wake of COVID-19. They compare and contrast the work of Romeo Oriogun, Christopher Okigbo, and Gabriel Okara and of T.S. Eliot and Kofi Anyidoho. Other essays examine the complexities of translation from Ewe into English and the development of oral African poetry, underscoring its dynamism and the centrality of performance. The volume also includes interviews with poets Kofi Anyidoho, Kwame Dawes, and Kehinde Akano and tributes to Ama Ata Aidoo. Altogether, it highlights the richness and vibrancy of contemporary praxis and points to future directions in the field. 2025-04-10T04:09:56Z 2025-04-10T04:09:56Z 2025-04-09T05:30:31Z 2024 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100670 9781805434764 9781847013910 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/158270 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100670/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100670/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100670/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100670/1/external_content.pdf Boydell & Brewer Boydell & Brewer Ltd 7b5beb75-2e34-4246-8da6-875fc8894f70 Knowledge Unlatched 9781805434764 9781847013910 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Select 2025 Boydell & Brewer Ltd open access |
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