Theorizing African Oral Poetic Performance and Aesthetics: Udje Dance Songs of the Urhobo People - Couverture souple

Ojaide, Tanure

 
9781592216956: Theorizing African Oral Poetic Performance and Aesthetics: Udje Dance Songs of the Urhobo People
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ISBN 10 : 1592216951 ISBN 13 : 9781592216956
Editeur : Africa Research & Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Starting with the premise that literature and the arts are cultural productions, Tanure Ojaide finds using Western literary theory to judge African literary works to be missing the point. Using udje dance songs of Nigeria's Urhobo people as an example of Africa oral poetic performance, he argues that the main objective of these works of literature is to provoke laughter. He then relates his theory to the Africa diaspora, examining if African-American battle rap, Caribbean Calypso, music, rhetoric and other artistic productions exhibit the same features.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Starting with the premise that literature and the arts are cultural productions, Tanure Ojaide finds using Western literary theory to judge African literary works to be missing the point. Using udje dance songs of Nigeria's Urhobo people as an example of Africa oral poetic performance, he argues that the main objective of these works of literature is to provoke laughter. He then relates his theory to the Africa diaspora, examining if African-American battle rap, Caribbean Calypso, music, rhetoric and other artistic productions exhibit the same features.

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Éditeur
Africa Research & Publications
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1592216951
ISBN 13 
9781592216956
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
88
Coordonnées du fabricant
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