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Xhosa Oral Poetry: Aspects of a Black South African Tadition by Jeff Opland (Eng
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- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Study Guide
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Xhosa Oral Poetry: Aspects of a Black South African Tadition
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- 229mm
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- Cambridge University Press
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- 152mm
- Item Weight
- 470g
- Number of Pages
- 316 Pages
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The Xhosa-speaking peoples of south-eastern South Africa have a long tradition of oral poetry, extending back at least two hundred years. This book, first published in 1983, was the first detailed study of that tradition. Jeff Opland has assembled a large corpus of Xhosa oral poetry making his the first analysis of an active South African oral poetic tradition to be based on actual fieldwork. The book focuses in particular on the poetry produced by the imbongi, or court poet, and Professor Opland examines the poetry and careers of four such individuals. He describes the imbongi's informal training, the diction of his poetry and its improvisational character and the relationship of the poet to the chief and the community, revealing that the role of the poetry is essentially political. He also considers the nature of the poetry in relation to ritual. His discussion of Xhosa poetry in relation to theoretical constructs of oral poetry and of oral mental processes is an important contribution to the debate about the nature and distinctiveness of 'oral literature'. With its interdisciplinary approach, it will appeal to readers from many disciplines as well as to general readers interested in African culture.
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Cambridge University Press
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9780521104784
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Book Title
Xhosa Oral Poetry: Aspects of a Black South African Tadition
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
316 Pages
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Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
470g
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Topic Area
Religious Sociology
Series Title
Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture
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United Kingdom
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