Kamau Brathwaite and Christopher OkigboAuthor :
Paperback
Published : Monday 9 March 2009
Description
This book is the first comparative work of its kind to provide an extended analysis of the contribution of Kamau Brathwaite and Christopher Okigbo. It considers the poetic works of these two artists as they responded to the transformations taking place within Africa and the Caribbean during the Independence period. Some of the issues discussed include: politics and art, religion, spirituality, traditional culture versus popular culture, language and identity, literature and orality, cyber-culture and identity. This book highlights some of the similarities and differences in the life and work of these two poets and examines various aspects of their style. It provides a clearer understanding of the stances these artists took on crucial issues that would shape the face of their respective societies way beyond the Independence period.
You may also like ...
by
Hardback
26 Jan 2009
Graphic design
€14.63
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Hardback
15 Mar 2012
Music: styles and genres
€108.81
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Paperback
09 Mar 2009
Theory of music and musicology
€76.93
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Hardback
12 Dec 2019
Social and political philosophy
€106.47
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
Reviews