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- Basotho Oral Poetry At the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century
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- 2010
- Published by: Kwara State University Press
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This book contains a major research into, and deep investigation of Basotho language oral poetry in Lesotho at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The classical form, the dithoko, which was inspired by tribal wars or battles fought by the Basotho, is explored fully, but the absence of wars, and urbanisation with the economic and social imperatives of modernism, have inspired new forms of poetry. The new forms include dithoko, i.e. 'praise poetry'; the difela, 'mine workers' chants', and the diboko, the latter which as 'family odes', are still performed in rural areas. The research work involved the live performances of 33 diroki, i.e. poets, watched and recorded in their natural environments. The investigators were led by the late Professor Abiola Irele, then of Ohio State University.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-ii
- Acknowledgements
- p. iii
- Dedication
- p. iv
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-23
- 3. Oral Poetry: Performance
- pp. 60-119
- 4. Subject Matter
- pp. 120-180
- 5. Migration of the Oral Genres
- pp. 181-220
- 6. Conclusion
- pp. 221-236
- References
- pp. 237-243
- Back cover
- p. 263
Additional Information
ISBN
9789789578351
Related ISBN(s)
9789789275915
MARC Record
OCLC
1082877629
Pages
274
Launched on MUSE
2019-01-21
Language
English
Open Access
No