Oral & written poetry in African literature today : a review

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Other Authors: Jones, Eldred D. (Editor), Palmer, Eustace (Editor), Jones, Marjorie (Fashion designer) (Editor), Okpewho, Isidore (Contributor), Dorsey, David F. (Contributor), Pointer, Fritz H. (Contributor), Sesay, Kadiatu (Contributor), Bamikunle, Aderemi James, 1945- (Contributor), Osundare, Niyi, 1947- (Contributor), Acholonu, Catherine Obianuju, 1951- (Contributor), Elimimian, Isaac Irabor (Contributor), Ogundele, Wole (Contributor), Irele, Abiola (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Trenton, N.J. : Africa World Press, 1989.
Edition:1st American ed.
Series:African literature today ; 16.
Subjects:
African poetry > History and criticism.
Poésie africaine > Histoire et critique.
African poetry
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Editorial
  • Articles
  • African Poetry: The modern writer and the oral tradition / Isidore Okpewho
  • Critical perception of African poetry / David Dorsey
  • In praise of Kambili Sananfila / Fritz H. Pointer
  • Hopes of a harvest festival! some southern African voices / Kadiatu Sesay
  • Problems of language in understanding Soyinka's "A Shuttle in the Crypt" / Aderemi Bamikunle
  • The poem as a Mytho-linguistic event: a study of Soyinka's 'Abiku' / Niyi Osundare
  • Ogbanje: a motif and a theme in the poetry of Christopher Okigbo / Catherine Acholonu
  • Poetry as a vehicle for promoting national consciousness and development: the example of four Nigerian poets / Isaac I. Elimimian
  • Kwesi Brew's lyrical voice in "The Shadows of Laughter" / Wole Ogundele
  • Essential landscape: image and symbol in the poetry of Aime Cesaire / Abiola Irele.

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