African Literature in African Languages

Ernest N. Emenyonu

doi:10.1017/9781805431077

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General editor Ernest N. Emenyonu, University of Michigan, Flint
Edited by Nduka Otiono, Carleton University, Ottawa, Chiji Akọma, Villanova University, Pennsylvania

Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer
Online publication date:: February 2024
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781805431077
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781805431077

Subjects:: Literature, Literary Texts
Series:: African Literature Today

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Interrogates and explores African literature in African languages today, and the continuing interfaces between works in indigenous languages and those written in European languages or languages of colonizers.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
pp vii-x
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Notes on Contributors
pp xi-xiv
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Introduction: African Literature in African Languages: Orality and the Burden of Modernity
pp 1-12
- By Nduka Otiono, Chiji Akọma
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Articles
pp 13-13
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Pictures of Materialism in the Benin Ecological Worldview: Eco-Critical Poems of Osemwengie Ero
pp 14-25
- By Kola Eke, Edafe Mukoro
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The Swahili Mtapta: Exploring Translation in Abdulrazak Gurnah's Paradise
pp 26-37
- By Ida Hadjivayanis
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Ikponmwosa Osemwegie's Ọrọ Epic and Translation: The Past and Prospects of Edo Literature
pp 38-48
- By Uyilawa Usuanlele
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The Panegyric of the Champion: How Wolof Wrestlers Borrowed from Female Oral Genres to Win In and Outside the Arena
pp 49-63
- By Marame Gueye
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‘A People's Firewood Cooks for Them’: The Contextual Prosody of Igbo Mask Poetry and Mbem Poetics
pp 64-76
- By Chike Okoye, Juliet Ifunanya Okeyika
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Reclaiming the Muted Voices of Xhosa Literature: A Personal Testament
pp 77-92
- By Jeff Opland
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Literary Supplement Four Poems
pp 93-93
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‘Monologue Written After Watching a Robin Lift from a Tree Branch’
pp 94-96
- By Chinua Ezenenwa-Ohaeto
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Three Poems
pp 97-99
- By Amaka Blossom Chime
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Four Poems
pp 100-103
- By Blessing Ezinne Okah
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‘Pulse on Martin Niemöller’ (Poem)
pp 104-106
- By Alexander Opicho
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Two Poems
pp 107-108
- By Stephen Oladele Solanke
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‘Wild Grief’ (Poem)
pp 109-110
- By Aisha Umar
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‘Ties that Gag’ (Short Story)
pp 111-118
- By Felicia Moh
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Featured Articles
pp 119-119
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Costume as Mystico-Metaphoric Communication in Toni Duruaku's A Matter of Identity: A Semiotic Analysis
pp 120-131
- By Ukachi Wachuku
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Decolonizing Trauma Studies: The Recognition-Solidarity Nexus in Uwem Akpan's Say You’re One of Them
pp 132-144
- By Chijioke Onah
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Tribute
pp 145-145
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Remembering Gerald Moore
pp 146-150
- By James Gibbs
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Reviews
pp 151-162
- By Kufre Friesenhan
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African Literature in African Languages

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Notes on Contributors
pp xi-xiv

Introduction: African Literature in African Languages: Orality and the Burden of Modernity
pp 1-12

Articles
pp 13-13

Pictures of Materialism in the Benin Ecological Worldview: Eco-Critical Poems of Osemwengie Ero
pp 14-25

The Swahili Mtapta: Exploring Translation in Abdulrazak Gurnah's Paradise
pp 26-37

Ikponmwosa Osemwegie's Ọrọ Epic and Translation: The Past and Prospects of Edo Literature
pp 38-48

The Panegyric of the Champion: How Wolof Wrestlers Borrowed from Female Oral Genres to Win In and Outside the Arena
pp 49-63

‘A People's Firewood Cooks for Them’: The Contextual Prosody of Igbo Mask Poetry and Mbem Poetics
pp 64-76

Reclaiming the Muted Voices of Xhosa Literature: A Personal Testament
pp 77-92

Literary Supplement Four Poems
pp 93-93

‘Monologue Written After Watching a Robin Lift from a Tree Branch’
pp 94-96

Three Poems
pp 97-99

Four Poems
pp 100-103

‘Pulse on Martin Niemöller’ (Poem)
pp 104-106

Two Poems
pp 107-108

‘Wild Grief’ (Poem)
pp 109-110

‘Ties that Gag’ (Short Story)
pp 111-118

Featured Articles
pp 119-119

Costume as Mystico-Metaphoric Communication in Toni Duruaku's A Matter of Identity: A Semiotic Analysis
pp 120-131

Decolonizing Trauma Studies: The Recognition-Solidarity Nexus in Uwem Akpan's Say You’re One of Them
pp 132-144

Tribute
pp 145-145

Remembering Gerald Moore
pp 146-150

Reviews
pp 151-162

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