| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 285 pages) |
| Note |
Some poems originally written in English, some translated from various African languages. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The African Names of Love; Anonymously Written Ancient Egyptian Love Poems; Traditional Love Songs; Modern and Contemporary Love Poems; Credits; Contributors; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
From the ancient Egyptian inventors of the love lyric to contemporary poets, Bending the Bow: An Anthology of African Love Poetry gathers together both written and sung love poetry from Africa. This anthology is a work of literary archaeology that lays bare a genre of African poetry that has been overshadowed by political poetry. Frank Chipasula has assembled a historically and geographically comprehensive wealth of African love poetry that spans more than three thousand years. By collecting a continent's celebrations and explorations of the nature of love. |
| Subject |
Love poetry, African (English)
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Love poetry, African -- Translations into English.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Love poetry, African. (OCoLC)fst01002818
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Love poetry, African (English) (OCoLC)fst01747121
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| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
Chipasula, Frank Mkalawile.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bending the bow. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2009 9780809328420 0809328429 (DLC) 2008052583 (OCoLC)283802751 |
| ISBN |
9781441623447 (electronic bk.) |
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1441623442 (electronic bk.) |
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9780809386383 (electronic bk.) |
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