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The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry (Penguin Classics)
Gerald Moore
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Description for The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. A comprehensive anthology of African poetry with wide-ranging contents: war songs and political protests jostle with poems about human love, African nature and the surprises that life offers. Editor(s): Beier, Ulli. Translator(s): Beier, Ulli. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
'Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama.' This wonderfully comprehensive anthology of African poetry has been expanded to include ninety-nine poets from twenty-seven countries, thirty-one of whom appear for the first time. Equally wide-ranging is the content of the poetry itself: war songs and political protests jostle with poems about human love, African nature and the surprises that life offers; all are represented in these rich and colourful pages.
'Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama.' This wonderfully comprehensive anthology of African poetry has been expanded to include ninety-nine poets from twenty-seven countries, thirty-one of whom appear for the first time. Equally wide-ranging is the content of the poetry itself: war songs and political protests jostle with poems about human love, African nature and the surprises that life offers; all are represented in these rich and colourful pages.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140424720
SKU
V9780140424720
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About Gerald Moore
Gerald Moore has taught at universities in various parts of Africa and Hong Kong. His publications include Wole Soyinka (1978) and Twelve African Writers (1984) and three earlier editions of the present anthology. Uli Beier is the director of art and research centres in Papua-New Guinea, Nigeria and at the University of Beyreuth (Bavaria). His publications include Art in Nigeria ... Read more
Reviews for The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry (Penguin Classics)
"Freshness, passion, spontaneity, sensuousness are not common qualities in poetry today . . . but they are to be found in abundance among African poets of the last few decades." -The Daily Telegraph, London "Africa is producing some of the most original and exciting poetry now being written anywhere in the world." -Edward Blishen