Xhosa Oral Poetry
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Xhosa Oral Poetry
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Author : Jeff Opland
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1983-12-30
Xhosa Oral Poetry written by Jeff Opland 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 1983-12-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book, first published in 1983, was the first detailed study of the Xhosa oral poetry tradition.
The Bones Of The Ancestors Are Shaking
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Author : Russell Kaschula
language : en
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
Release Date : 2002
The Bones Of The Ancestors Are Shaking written by Russell Kaschula and has been published by Juta and Company Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Literary Criticism categories.
‘In The Bones of The Ancestors Are Shaking, Russell Kaschula provides an ample introduction to the subject of oral poetry, both drawing on earlier accounts and presenting his own material, much of which has hitherto been unavailable in book form. Kaschula presents rich texts and translations of the Xhosa praise poetry for which southern Africa has long been famous, not only in the context of studies of African oral literature, but also among comparative scholars of world literature. The texts and translations in this book are a valuable and attractive addition to the record, ranging as they do from nineteenth-century examples to late twentieth-century praises for Joe Slovo, F.W. de Klerk, the South African soccer squad or Nelson Mandela, the latter being a special focus of the volume.’ — Professor Ruth Finnegan, The Open University, UK
Xhosa Poets And Poetry
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Author : Jeff Opland
language : en
Publisher: New Africa Books
Release Date : 1998
Xhosa Poets And Poetry written by Jeff Opland and has been published by New Africa Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Literary Criticism categories.
Xhosa oral poetry has defied the threats to its integrity over two centuries, to take its place in a free South Africa. This volume establishes the background to this poetic re-emergence, preserving and transmitting the voice of the Xhosa poet.
Xhosa Literature
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Author : Jeff Opland
language : en
Publisher: University of Kwazulu Natal Press
Release Date : 2018
Xhosa Literature written by Jeff Opland and has been published by University of Kwazulu Natal Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Xhosa literature categories.
Xhosa Literature consists of fourteen essays addressing Xhosa literature in three media-the spoken word, newspapers, and books. Literary critics tend to focus on Xhosa literature published in books with some attention paid to Xhosa oral poetry and tales, but by and large the contribution of newspapers to the development of Xhosa literature has been overlooked. This book explores aspects of Xhosa literature in all three media, and their interconnections. Six of the essays treat historical narratives (amabali) and praise poetry (izibongo), setting out the social and ritual function of poetry and the poet (imbongi), mapping changes in the izibongo of three poets as South Africa moved towards democracy in the 1990s, and analyzing recordings of two poems recited by S.E.K. Mqhayi. Three essays are devoted to the first Xhosa novel, Mqhayi's U-Samson (1907), to the publication of the greatest novel in Xhosa, A.C. Jordan's Ingqumbo yeminyanya (1940), and to the first published poem in praise of Nelson Mandela, D.L.P. Yali-Manisi's 'UNkosi Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela' (1954). There follow accounts of Xhosa literature in the nineteenth century and the appropriation of the press by Xhosa editors towards the end of that century, of Nontsizi Mgqwetho's fiery poetry published in Umteteli wa Bantu, and of poems by Mgqwetho and Mqhayi published in Abantu-Batho, two Johannesburg newspapers. The volume concludes with an exposition of an imaginative response to David Yali-Manisi and his poetry. (Series: Publications of the Opland Collection of Xhosa Literature, Vol. 6) [Subject: African Studies, Politics, Sociology, Xhosa Literature]
Qhiwu U Ula
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Author : Bongani Sitole
language : en
Publisher: Via Africa
Release Date : 1996
Qhiwu U Ula written by Bongani Sitole and has been published by Via Africa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Oral Poetry In Nigeria
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Author : Uchegbulam N. Abalogu
language : en
Publisher: Lagos : Nigeria Magazine
Release Date : 1981
Oral Poetry In Nigeria written by Uchegbulam N. Abalogu and has been published by Lagos : Nigeria Magazine this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Folk poetry categories.
Oral Literature Performance In Southern Africa
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Author : Duncan Brown
language : en
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
Release Date : 1999
Oral Literature Performance In Southern Africa written by Duncan Brown and has been published by James Currey Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Literary Collections categories.
This work draws together contributions from literary studies, anthropology, enthnomusicology and African language studies in an analysis of the complex functioning of oral texts and models in differing contexts. The work examines the continuing role of orality in modern society, the adaptation of oral models to printed forms, and the ability of oral forms to talk back to the technology of print. North America: Ohio U Press; South Africa: David Philip(NAB)
Oral Poetry From Africa
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Author : Jack Mapanje
language : en
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Release Date : 1983
Oral Poetry From Africa written by Jack Mapanje and has been published by Longman Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Music categories.
The Nation S Bounty
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Author : Nontsizi Mgqwetho
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2007
The Nation S Bounty written by Nontsizi Mgqwetho and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Literary Criticism categories.
A beautiful study of the incredible life of Nontsizi Mgqwetho For nearly a decade Nontsizi Mgqwetho contributed poetry to a Johannesburg newspaper, Umteteli wa Bantu, the first and only female poet to produce a substantial body of work in Xhosa. Apart from what is revealed in these writings, very little is known about her life. She explodes on the scene with her swaggering, urgent, confrontational woman's poetry on 23 October 1920, sends poems to the newspaper regularly throughout the three years from 1924 to 1926, withdraws for two years until two final poems appear in December 1928 and January 1929, then disappears into the shrouding silence she first burst from. Nothing more is heard from her, but the poetry she left immediately claims for her the status of one of the greatest literary artists ever to write in Xhosa, an anguished voice of an urban woman confronting male dominance, ineffective leadership, black apathy, white malice and indifference, economic exploitation and a tragic history of nineteenth-century territorial and cultural dispossession. The Nation's Bounty contains the original poems alongside English translations by Jeff Opland. It was the first of a number of new titles planned for release in the African Treasury Series, a premier collection of texts by South Africa's pioneers of African literature and written in indigenous languages. First published by Wits University Press in the 1940s, the series provided a voice for the voiceless and celebrated African culture, history and heritage. It continues to make a contribution by supporting current efforts to empower and develop the status of African languages in South Africa.
Oral Literature In Africa
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Author : Ruth Finnegan
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2012-09
Oral Literature In Africa written by Ruth Finnegan and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09 with Social Science categories.
Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. This revised edition makes Finnegan's ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images and an updated bibliography, as well as its original chapters on poetry, prose, "drum language" and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa. This book is the first volume in the World Oral Literature Series, an ongoing collaboration between OBP and World Oral Literature Project. A free online archive of recordings and photographs that Finnegan made during her fieldwork in the late 1960s is hosted by the World Oral Literature Project (http: //www.oralliterature.org/collections/rfinnegan001.html) and can also be accessed from publisher's website.