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Description

1. vi, 129 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "This book examines the life and work of Mazisi Kunene, the only recognized poet laureate of Africa, a Nobel Prize nominee, and a key symbol of African cultural independence. Kunene is widely recognized for his epic poems that assert cultural identity and condemn the disruption of the growth and development of African culture through colonialism/postcolonialism. This book explores how 'oraliterature' and cultural traditions informed Kunene's poetry, how Kunene's poetry highlights African women and mothers, and how activism, mythology and transnational identities are depicted in his verse to promote cultural and generational continuities from Africa to the Diasporic Africans. Drawing on a range of interviews and comparative studies, the book situates Kunene's work in a wider conversation about South African social struggles. This book is an important contribution to our understanding of one of the giants of African literary history. As such, it will be of interest to researchers across African literary and postcolonial studies"--

Series statement

1. Routledge studies in African literature

Subject

1. Kunene, Mazisi
2. Kunene, Mazisi > Criticism and interpretation
3. 1900-1999
4. Poets, South African > 20th century > Biography
5. Anti-apartheid activists > South Africa > Biography
6. Zulu poetry > History and criticism
7. Oral tradition in literature
8. Anti-apartheid activists
9. Poets, South African
10. Zulu poetry
11. Criticism and interpretation
12. South Africa

Genre/Form

1. Biographies.
2. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Contents

1. After the UNESCO Award: Mazisi Kunene's poetic output -- Literature & Cultural Identity in Kunene's poetry -- Imagery and tradition: Mazisi Kunene and Kofi Awoonor -- Nostalgic aesthetics/themes in Kunene's work -- Simultaneous existence/order of literature in Kunene's work -- Mazisi Kunene's 'love poems: A Critical Analysis -- Teaching Mazisi Kunene to American Students -- An Appreciation (Mazisi Kunene) -- The Greatness of Mazisi Kunene (An interview between Ntongela Masilela and Dike Okoro) -- The Legacy of Mazisi Kunene (An Interview: Lupenga Mphande & Dike Okoro).

Call number

1. ReCAP 23-2974

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Okoro, Dike, author.

Title

1. Mazisi Kunene : literature, activism, and African worldview / Dike Okoro.

Publisher

1. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Copyright date

1. ©2023

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Routledge studies in African literature

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. 1900-1999

Local subject

1. Black author.

LCCN

1. 2022036713

ISBN

1. 9781032286556 hardcover
2. 1032286555 hardcover

Research call number

1. ReCAP 23-2974