Song Of The Broken String

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The Lava Of This Land

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Author : Denis Hirson
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 1997

The Lava Of This Land written by Denis Hirson and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Literary Criticism categories.

A collection of South African poetry.

Song Of The Broken String

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Author : Stephen Watson
language : en
Publisher: Sheep Meadow Press
Release Date : 1991-12

Song Of The Broken String written by Stephen Watson and has been published by Sheep Meadow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-12 with Literary Criticism categories.

The /Xam Bushmen, hunters, gatherers, some poets among them, were a stone age people who survived nearly 5,000 years in the region now known as the Cape Province of South Africa. By the turn of this century they had completely disappeared, destroyed finally by the murderous European settlement of the interior. Song of the Broken String has its provenance in the oral tradition of this ancient culture. In the 1860s, a German linguist named W. H. Bleek become aware of the genocide in progress. Taking into his service three /Xam Bushmen he found working as convict laborers in a chain gang, he set about preserving a small part of their heritage. After devising a phonetic notation of the /Xam's language, he transcribed the personal narratives, songs, and folktales of these three men and translated them into English. Housed in an archive at the University of Cape Town, the 12,000 pages of the Bleek and Lloyd Collection are all that remains of this people and their language. Stephen Watson, a contemporary South African poet, has explored this archive, "re-translating" Bleek's word-for-word English prose into poems in which something of the power of those original voices lives on, however filtered through the 19th century ethnographer and the 20th century writer. The results not only offer a path into a powerful oral tradition, but also raise questions about the ways in which we listen to and "translate" cultures that are distant or lost. Song of the Broken String does not bring back the /Xam, it is not a collection of artifacts. Something survives here that is almost monumental, certainly beautiful. Stephen Watson, a contemporary South African poet and writer, has explored this archive, "re-translating" Bleek's word- for- word English prose into poems in which the power of these original voices would live on. However filtered through the 19th century ethnographer and the 20th century writer, poetry seemed the obvious form for this dialogue. The results not only offer a way into a powerful oral tradition but also raise questions about the ways in which we listen to and "translate" cultures that are distant or lost, cultures in whose fate we are somehow complicit. Song of the Broken String does not bring back the /Xam, but it makes their ghosts vital presences in our own literary tradition.

Myth And Meaning

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Author : J. D. Lewis-Williams
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-07

Myth And Meaning written by J. D. Lewis-Williams and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, uses ethnographic, archival, and archaeological lines of research to understand San-Bushman mythological stories. From this, he establishes a more nuanced theory of the role of myths in cultures worldwide.

Postcolonial Nostalgias

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Author : Dennis Walder
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-11-17

Postcolonial Nostalgias written by Dennis Walder and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-17 with Literary Criticism categories.

This book offers an original and informed critique of a widespread yet often misunderstood condition — nostalgia, a pervasive human emotion connecting people across national and historical as well as personal boundaries. Often seen as merely escapist, nostalgia also offers solace and self-understanding for those displaced by the larger movements of our time. Walder analyses the writings of some of those entangled in the aftermath of empire, tracing the hidden connections underlying their yearnings for a common identity and a homeland, and their struggles to recover their histories. Through a series of comparative reflections upon the representation in literary and related cultural forms of memory, he shows how admitting the past into the present through nostalgia enables former colonial or diasporic subjects to gain a deeper understanding of the networks of power within which they are caught in the modern world — and beyond which it may yet be possible to move. Considering authors as varied as V.S Naipaul, J.G. Ballard, Doris Lessing, W.G. Sebald, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, as well as versions of ‘Bushman’ song, Walder pursues the often wayward, ambiguous paths of nostalgia as it has been represented beyond, but also within, Europe, so as to identify some of those processes of communal and individual experience that constitute the present and, by implication, the future.

Rethinking Khoe And San Indigeneity Language And Culture In Southern Africa

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Author : Julie Grant
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-09-19

Rethinking Khoe And San Indigeneity Language And Culture In Southern Africa written by Julie Grant and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-19 with Social Science categories.

The San (hunter- gatherers) and Khoe (herders) of southern Africa were dispossessed of their land before, during and after the European colonial period, which started in 1652. They were often enslaved and forbidden from practicing their culture and speaking their languages. In South Africa, under apartheid, after 1948, they were reclassified as “Coloured” which further undermined Khoe and San culture, forcing them to reconfigure and realign their identities and loyalties. Southern Africa is no longer under colonial or apartheid rule; the San and Khoe, however, continue in the struggle to maintain the remnants of their languages and cultures, and are marginalised by the dominant peoples of the region. The San in particular, continue to command very extensive research attention from a variety of disciplines, from anthropology and linguistics to genetics. They are, however, usually studied as static historical objects but they are not merely peoples of the past, as is often assumed; they are very much alive in contemporary society with cultural and language needs. This book brings together studies from a range of disciplines to examine what it means to be Indigenous Khoe and San in contemporary southern Africa. It considers the current constraints on Khoe and San identity, language and culture, constantly negotiating an indeterminate social positioning where they are treated as the inconvenient indigenous. Usually studied as original anthropos, but out of their time, this book shifts attention from the past to the present, and how the San have negotiated language, literacy and identity for coping in the period of modernity. It reveals that Afrikaans is indeed an African language, incubated not only by Cape Malay slaves working in the kitchens of the early Dutch settlers, but also by the Khoe and San who interacted with sailors from passing ships plying the West coast of southern Africa from the 14th century. The book re- examines the idea of literacy, its relationship to language, and how these shape identity. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies.

The Broken Thread

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Author : William Le Queux
language : en
Publisher: Otbebookpublishing
Release Date : 2023-07-07

The Broken Thread written by William Le Queux and has been published by Otbebookpublishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-07 with Fiction categories.

Excerpt: ""No. I mean the girl in black. The one leading the pom." "By jove! Yes. She's uncommonly smart, isn't she?" "Her friend isn't half bad-looking, either?" "I don't think so very much of her, Raife. But Southport at this time of year is always full of pretty girls." "Not one of them can compare with the girl in black—she's ripping!" declared Raife Remington, a tall, well-set up, dark-haired, hatless undergraduate, who, in grey flannels, was walking beside his college chum, Edward Mutimer, at whose father's house he was staying during the vac. Both were at Trinity, Cambridge, and both, being in their last year, were reading hard for their degrees. Each morning in those warm August days by the summer sea they came out for a stroll on the seafront; bright with movement and gaiety, taking an airing before settling down to their studies for the day On this particular morning, about ten o'clock, the seafront was already full of men in flannels and lounge-suits, and women in garments of muslin and other such flimsy materials usually affected at the seaside, for stifled and jaded Londoners had flocked down there, as usual, to enjoy the sea air and all the varied attractions which Southport never fails to offer."

Writer S Ink

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Author : Shibani Arora
language : en
Publisher: Scriptor Publication
Release Date :

Writer S Ink written by Shibani Arora and has been published by Scriptor Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Writer's Ink has poetry that resonates with human emotions of all kinds. The poems in this collection delve into the mysteries of love and longing, celebrate nature's wonder and explore our souls' raw vulnerability. Most of the poems in this collection were written during the unprecedented Covid 19 times. In the midst of uncertainty and confusion, writing poetry was an anchor I held on to keep me afloat with a positive spirit. Poetry has the power to carry us beyond the constraints of our everyday lives. It allows us to dream without inhibitions, to deliberate upon life's complexities and to find peace in the midst of chaos. It touches the depths of our being… offering solace, inspiration, and a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world we live in.Each time I hold my new poetry book in my hand, I thank my Lord Jesus for giving me the grace to write and for turning my dream into reality.It is my hope that within these pages you will find verses that will touch your soul and may you witness the magic which only words can weave

Journey Of Life

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Author : Cest la vie 1016
language : en
Publisher: C'est la vie 1016
Release Date : 2017-12-22

Journey Of Life written by Cest la vie 1016 and has been published by C'est la vie 1016 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-22 with Poetry categories.

C’est la vie 1016, started with an idea to capture the magnificent and mystifying human emotions as we experience in life, into scribblings to provide an expression to such insights . Journey of Life is a collection of 32 poems based on varying concepts and feelings that we experience, either on a day to day basis or at the significant milestones of our lives. Life is the biggest teacher – every individual evolves as they embark on their journey and the greatest lessons are learnt through experiences. The contours of the voyage are exciting, at times challenging and sometimes, motivating. Fascinated by the beauty of nature and the expression of human feelings, this collection is accompanied by pictures of life! The flow of the poems is not necessarily in any particular order and it can never be logically compiled to follow any sequence, as these feelings are individualistic and every person is at different levels of emotions at the different phases in life.

Painting Music In The Sixteenth Century

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Author : H. Colin Slim
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-10-28

Painting Music In The Sixteenth Century written by H. Colin Slim and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-28 with Music categories.

Professor Slim deals here with the several roles that music can play in the artworks of the Renaissance, looking in particular at Italian painting of the 16th century. For understandable reasons, art historians sometimes neglect the role of music and, especially, that of musical notation when studying works of art. These studies not only identify musical compositions, wholly or partially inscribed in paintings - and tapestries, ceramics, prints as well - but also seek reasons why these particular musical compositions were included and analyse their relevance to the scene depicted. Furthermore, as many of these studies show, identifying a musical composition, especially if it has a text, leads to the formation of ideas about iconographical functions and thus augments interpretations of the visual art.

Masters And Servants On The Cape Eastern Frontier 1760 1803

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Author : Susan Newton-King
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-07-08

Masters And Servants On The Cape Eastern Frontier 1760 1803 written by Susan Newton-King 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 1999-07-08 with History categories.

A history of the conquest and servitude of the Khoisan in the Cape eastern frontier.