Four Modern West African Poets
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Four Modern West African Poets
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Author : Romanus N. Egudu
language : en
Publisher: New York : NOK Publishers
Release Date : 1977
Four Modern West African Poets written by Romanus N. Egudu and has been published by New York : NOK Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Africa, West categories.
West African Poetry
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Author : Robert Fraser
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1986-09-04
West African Poetry written by Robert Fraser and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-09-04 with Literary Criticism categories.
Previous studies of African poetry have tended to concentrate either on its political content or on its relationship to various European schools. This book examines West African poetry in English and French against the background of oral poetry in the vernacular. Do the roots of such poetry lie in Africa or in Europe? In committing their work to writing, do poets lose more than they gain? Can the immediacy of oral performance ever be recovered? Robert Fraser's account of two centuries of West African verse examines its subjugation to a succession of international styles: from the heroic couplet to the austerity of experimental Modernism. Successive chapters take us through the Négritude movement and the emergence of anglophone free verse in the 1950s to the rediscovery in recent years of the neglected springs of orality, which is the subject of the concluding chapter.
New Poets Of West Africa
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Author : Tijan M. Sallah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
New Poets Of West Africa written by Tijan M. Sallah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Poetry categories.
One of Gambia's leading young poets and writers is the editor of this collection of new voices of poetry from West Africa. The countries covered are Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. A brief biographical note is included on each poet, and a selection of their poems. The poets were selected as the most representative of the new and variegated scene of contemporary West African poetic creativity and life.
Modern African Poetry And The African Predicament
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Author : Romanus N. Egudu
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1978-10-12
Modern African Poetry And The African Predicament written by Romanus N. Egudu and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-10-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
Critical Perspectives On Christopher Okigbo
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Author : Donatus Ibe Nwoga
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 1984
Critical Perspectives On Christopher Okigbo written by Donatus Ibe Nwoga and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A collection of essays and reviews, both favourable and negative, about the Igbo poet. The book begins with a memorial essay by Chinua Achebe. Other contributors examine the imagery that Okigbo drew from nature, history and politics, exploring the surrealistic qualities of his work.
Poetic Imagination In Black Africa
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Author : Tanure Ojaide
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Poetic Imagination In Black Africa written by Tanure Ojaide and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
In this book, Tanure Ojaide explains the uniqueness of modern African poetry, which he sees as a product of African orature and the Western literary tradition. The volume fittingly begins with "African Literature and Cultural Identity," which establishes areas of cultural identity of modern African literature in general. The next chapter strives to define modern African poetic aesthetics. The book then examines both the oral and the rhythmic aspects of modern African poetry. Having established the defining characteristics of modern African poetry, Ojaide takes on the history of the art form. "The Changing Voice of History: Contemporary African Poetry" and "New Trends in Modern African Poetry" contrast the newer poetry to that of the older generation while acknowledging the influence of the old on the new. The book then goes on to highlight African women's poetry and compare African-American poetry with modern African poetry. After the author -- himself a poet -- talks about his background and generation, the collection concludes with "Poetic Imagination in Black Africa." Ojaide brings the intuitive knowledge of a practitioner and scholar to his literary criticism of poetry, examining and interpreting modern African poems with lucidity, passion, and freshness. His knowledge of American and English literatures allows him to make apt comparisons and bring out the uniqueness of modern African poetry. Touching on the themes, techniques, and other areas, Poetic Imagination in Black Africa will help readers achieve a deeper understanding of the complex and diverse world of modern African poetry.
Save Africa
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Author : David Gretch
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2019-03-25
Save Africa written by David Gretch and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-25 with Poetry categories.
Africa, Your righteous disorders Break my heart ... — Kabedoopong Piddo Ddibe’st, Uganda “This Anthology exposes both the sorry-state and unspoken nature of Africa, and Her people, in this recent time. A masterpiece that wakes up an African to have a conscious conscience.” –Udekwe Chikadibia Enugu State, Nigeria As pollution and global warming threaten the balance of life on our planet, the beautiful continent of Africa is in crisis. In the wake of greedy corporations mining valuable natural resources, and through the exchange of rights to such resources, large regions of Africa are under a terrible reign of social injustice, with atrocities including ritualistic rape and murder, artificial war, induced famine and extreme political corruption. In an anthology created to illuminate these atrocities, twenty-one African poets share over one hundred poems that highlight the problems plaguing their homeland. Through poignant verse, these poets offer often shocking insight into a land known for its generosity of spirit and warmth of its people who bravely stand strong in the face of unthinkable tragedy.
The Penguin Book Of Modern African Poetry
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Author : Gerald Moore
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2007-08-30
The Penguin Book Of Modern African Poetry written by Gerald Moore and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-30 with Poetry categories.
'Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama.' This wonderfully comprehensive anthology of African poetry has been expanded to include ninety-nine poets from twenty-seven countries, thirty-one of whom appear for the first time. Equally wide-ranging is the content of the poetry itself: war songs and political protests jostle with poems about human love, African nature and the surprises that life offers; all are represented in these rich and colourful pages.
The Penguin Book Of Modern African Poetry
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Author : Ulli Beier
language : en
Publisher: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books
Release Date : 1984
The Penguin Book Of Modern African Poetry written by Ulli Beier and has been published by Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Fiction categories.
Offers a selection of African poetry arranged by country.
Poems From East Africa
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Author : David Cook
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 1996
Poems From East Africa written by David Cook and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Poetry categories.
The spirit of the poetic flowering of the 1960s is encapsulated in this comprehensive anthology. The collection gives voice to some fifty poets from Kenya, Uganda and Zambia, writing in English. The diversity of the interests and styles of the individual poets is illustrated: a blend of the gentle lyricism that is a feature of East African writing. All the major poets are included, and many not so well known. Amongst the best known are Jared Angira, Jonathan Kariara, Joseph Kariuki, Taban Lo Liyong, Okot p'Bitek, and David Rubadiri - one of the editors.