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Autore |
Furniss Graham |
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Poetry, prose and popular culture in Hausa / / Graham Furniss |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 pages) |
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Collana |
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International African library ; ; 16 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hausa literature |
Hausa literature - Nigeria |
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Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION -- NOTE ON TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS -- Maps -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE ARCHITECTURE OF LITERATURE AND THE INTERPLAY OF VOICES -- 2. IMAGINATIVE PROSE-WRITING -- 3. ORAL NARRATIVES: TATSUNIYA 'THE TALE', AND OTHER PROSE FORMS -- 4. SHORT -FORM VERBAL ART -- 5. THEATRE AND MIMESIS -- 6. SONG AND FREELANCE POPULAR SINGERS -- 7. TIED SINGERS, SINGERS FOR COMBATANTS, FARMERS AND EMIRS -- 8. POETRY: FORM AND BACKGROUND -- 9. MODERN HAUSA POETRY -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Introducing poetry, prose, songs and theatre from Nigeria, this engaging volume blends translated extracts with a rich commentary on the historical development and modern context of this hugely creative culture. Examining imaginative prose-writing, the tale tradition, popular song, Islamic religious poetry and modern TV drama amongst other topics, this is a clear and accessible book on a literary culture that has previously been little-known to the English-speaking readership. |
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