Description
| Product ID: | 9781032286563 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in African Literature |
| Title: | Mazisi Kunene |
| Subtitle: | Literature, Activism, and African Worldview |
| Authors: | Author: Dike Okoro |
| Page Count: | 130 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, Language: reference and general, Language teaching and learning, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Regional / International studies, African history, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence, Cultural studies, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Comparative politics, Regional geography, Language: reference & general, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Regional studies, African history, Colonialism & imperialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Cultural studies, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Comparative politics, Regional geography, Africa |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-14 |
