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ISBN: 9780852550885 - Power and the Praise Poem Power and the Praise Poem
Leroy Vail, Landeg White

ISBN10: 085255088X  ISBN13: 9780852550885
Publisher: James Currey
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 13 Feb 1992
Examines the political role of the poet in the oral societies of southern Africa. Vail and White present the case for the dynamism of oral culture and the active role of poets and poetry in Southern African history. North America: The University... More

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ISBN: 9780852550892 - Power and the Praise Poem Power and the Praise Poem
Leroy Vail, Landeg White

ISBN10: 0852550898  ISBN13: 9780852550892
Publisher: James Currey
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 13 Feb 1992
The invention of "oral man" - anthropology, lietrary theory and a Western intellectual tradition; "maps of experience" - songs and poetry in Southern Africa; the development of forms - Ndebele royal praises; the development of forms ... More