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Title: The politics of poetry on the Horn of Africa: a case study in the dynamics of macro-level and micro-level tradition
Authors: Johnson, John William
Discipline: Center for Somali Studies List of Subjects::Literature::poetry
Xoghayaha Xarunta Cilmibaarista Soomaaliyeed::Suugaan::maanso
Soggettario Centro Studi Somalo::LETTERATURA::Poesia
Keywords: poetry
orality
tradition
politics
maanso
hab tiraab
dhaqan
siyaasad
poesia
oralità
tradizione
politica
Issue Date: 1987
Publisher: Boston University
Type: article
Journal: Art and Politics in Six Cultures
Call Number: Originale conservato presso il Centro Studi Somali (http://host.uniroma3.it/centri/CentroStudiSomali/index.php)
Pages: 30
Abstract: The paper illustrates and deepens the aspect of orality and memorization of Somali poetry, and the concept of 'tradition' linked to practise and performance of Somali poetry.
Maqaalku wuxuu muujinaya oo falanqaynayaa qaababka tiraab ahaan laysugu gudbiyo, loona xifdiyo maansada soomaaliyeed, iyo fegredda "dhaqanka" oo la xiriirta adeegsiga iyo curinta maansa soomaaliyeed.
L'articolo illustra e approfondisce gli aspetti dell'oralità e della memorizzazione tipici della poesia somala, nonché il concetto di 'tradizione' legato alla pratica e alla performance della poesia somala.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2307/2565
Language: en
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