02361nam 2200457 450 991079418710332120200621181339.01-4744-6829-210.1515/9781474468299(CKB)4100000010673655(MiAaPQ)EBC6141845(DE-B1597)615844(DE-B1597)9781474468299(EXLCZ)99410000001067365520200621d2009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPoetry, prose and popular culture in Hausa /Graham FurnissEdinburgh :Edinburgh University Press,2009.1 online resource (353 pages)International African library ;160-7486-0786-2 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 -- INDEXIntroducing 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.International African library ;16.Hausa literatureHausa literatureNigeriaHausa literature.Hausa literature893.721Furniss Graham657438MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794187103321Poetry, prose, and popular culture in Hausa1161737UNINA