UID:
almahu_9949434927102882
Format:
1 online resource (vi, 129 pages).
ISBN:
9781003297840
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1003297846
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9781000827729
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1000827720
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9781000827804
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1000827801
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in African literature
Content:
"This book examines the life and work of Mazisi Kunene, the only recognized poet laureate of Africa, a Nobel Prize nominee, and a key symbol of African cultural independence. Kunene is widely recognized for his epic poems that assert cultural identity and condemn the disruption of the growth and development of African culture through colonialism/postcolonialism. This book explores how 'oraliterature' and cultural traditions informed Kunene's poetry, how Kunene's poetry highlights African women and mothers, and how activism, mythology and transnational identities are depicted in his verse to promote cultural and generational continuities from Africa to the Diasporic Africans. Drawing on a range of interviews and comparative studies, the book situates Kunene's work in a wider conversation about South African social struggles. This book is an important contribution to our understanding of one of the giants of African literary history. As such, it will be of interest to researchers across African literary and postcolonial studies"--
Note:
After the UNESCO Award: Mazisi Kunene's poetic output -- Literature & Cultural Identity in Kunene's poetry -- Imagery and tradition: Mazisi Kunene and Kofi Awoonor -- Nostalgic aesthetics/themes in Kunene's work -- Simultaneous existence/order of literature in Kunene's work -- Mazisi Kunene's 'love poems: A Critical Analysis -- Teaching Mazisi Kunene to American Students -- An Appreciation (Mazisi Kunene) -- The Greatness of Mazisi Kunene (An interview between Ntongela Masilela and Dike Okoro) -- The Legacy of Mazisi Kunene (An Interview: Lupenga Mphande & Dike Okoro).
Additional Edition:
Print version: Okoro, Dike. Mazisi Kunene Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 ISBN 9781032286556
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biographies.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003297840
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003297840
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