Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to make a contribution to the old but still vivid
discussion on free verse Swahili poems and to suggest a textual approach
that avoids culturalism. This approach is based on the ideas of Euphrase
Kezilahabi and Ebrahim Hussein, who accuse critics of placing too much
emphasis on cultural aspects or context. Kezilahabi and Hussein suggest a
more holistic approach based on the aesthetics of the text. The dispute over
free verse started in the late 1960s and still continues not only in academic
writings, but also in harsh comments made by poets who write in a “traditional
way” or scholars that I have had occasion to hear at conferences or
during my fieldwork in Dar es Salaam.
discussion on free verse Swahili poems and to suggest a textual approach
that avoids culturalism. This approach is based on the ideas of Euphrase
Kezilahabi and Ebrahim Hussein, who accuse critics of placing too much
emphasis on cultural aspects or context. Kezilahabi and Hussein suggest a
more holistic approach based on the aesthetics of the text. The dispute over
free verse started in the late 1960s and still continues not only in academic
writings, but also in harsh comments made by poets who write in a “traditional
way” or scholars that I have had occasion to hear at conferences or
during my fieldwork in Dar es Salaam.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Elenco autori:
Gaudioso, Roberto
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