Poetry, Prose and Popular Culture in Hausa (International African Library) - Softcover
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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Graham Furniss is Professor of African Language Literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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Text: English, Hausa
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- PublisherEdinburgh University Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0748607862
- ISBN 13 9780748607860
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages368
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