Author : Gloria Monica T. Emezue
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9783603418
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)
Book Synopsis Comparative Studies in African Dirge Poetry by : Gloria Monica T. Emezue
Download or read book Comparative Studies in African Dirge Poetry written by Gloria Monica T. Emezue and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2001 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative Studies in African Dirge Poetry is an important contribution to research in African literature by Nigerian scholar GMT Emezue. Emezue sets out to portray the role and function of African dirge. Moving from the general (African milieu) to the specific (Igbo heritage) she explores written and oral modes of poetic expressions. Emezue also posits a theory of the African dirge with features comparatively distinctive from the formalised structures of western art. GMT Emezue's interest in traditional African dirge songs and modern poetry is borne from her conviction that nowhere in the corpus of oral poetry have there been more works of heightened creativity than the dirge forms.