LEADER 02361nam 2200457 450 001 9910809108703321 005 20200621181339.0 010 $a1-4744-6829-2 024 7 $a10.1515/9781474468299 035 $a(CKB)4100000010673655 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6141845 035 $a(DE-B1597)615844 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781474468299 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010673655 100 $a20200621d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPoetry, prose and popular culture in Hausa /$fGraham Furniss 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (353 pages) 225 1 $aInternational African library ;$v16 311 $a0-7486-0786-2 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPREFACE -- $tNOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION -- $tNOTE ON TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS -- $tMaps -- $tINTRODUCTION -- $t1. THE ARCHITECTURE OF LITERATURE AND THE INTERPLAY OF VOICES -- $t2. IMAGINATIVE PROSE-WRITING -- $t3. ORAL NARRATIVES: TATSUNIYA 'THE TALE', AND OTHER PROSE FORMS -- $t4. SHORT -FORM VERBAL ART -- $t5. THEATRE AND MIMESIS -- $t6. SONG AND FREELANCE POPULAR SINGERS -- $t7. TIED SINGERS, SINGERS FOR COMBATANTS, FARMERS AND EMIRS -- $t8. POETRY: FORM AND BACKGROUND -- $t9. MODERN HAUSA POETRY -- $tNOTES -- $tBIBLIOGRAPHY -- $tINDEX 330 $aIntroducing poetry, prose, songs and theatre from Nigeria, this engaging volume blends translated extracts with a rich commentary on the historical development and modern context of this hugely creative culture. Examining imaginative prose-writing, the tale tradition, popular song, Islamic religious poetry and modern TV drama amongst other topics, this is a clear and accessible book on a literary culture that has previously been little-known to the English-speaking readership. 410 0$aInternational African library ;$v16. 606 $aHausa literature 606 $aHausa literature$zNigeria 615 0$aHausa literature. 615 0$aHausa literature 676 $a893.721 700 $aFurniss$b Graham$0657438 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809108703321 996 $aPoetry, prose, and popular culture in Hausa$91161737 997 $aUNINA