Mazisi Kunene - Literature, Activism, and African Worldview

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.

Table des matières

SECTION 1 1: After the UNESCO Award: Mazisi Kunene's poetic output 2: Literature & Cultural Identity in Kunene's poetry 3: Imagery and tradition: Mazisi Kunene and Kofi Awoonor 4: Nostalgic aesthetics/themes in Kunene's work 5: Simultaneous existence (historical timelessness) and order of literature in Kunene's work
SECTION 2 6: Mazisi Kunene's 'love poems: A Critical Analysis 7: Teaching Mazisi Kunene to American Students 8: An appreciation: Mazisi Kunene (1930-2006)
SECTION 3 9. The Greatness of Mazisi Kunene (An interview between Ntongela Masilela and Dike Okoro) 10. The Legacy of Mazisi Kunene (An Interview: Lupenga Mphande & Dike Okoro)

A propos de l'auteur

Dike Okoro is Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities Department at Harris Stowe State University, USA. He is the author of Lupenga Mphande: Eco-critical Poet and Political Activist (2021). Okoro is a Senior Research Fellow at Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation and a past visiting scholar at University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Dike Okoro, Dike (Harris Stowe State University Okoro
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 14.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032286556
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228655-6
• Pages: 130
• Thème: Routledge Studies in African Literature
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général