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From home and exile : a negotiation of ideas about home in Malawian poetry /
This book is about home. With Malawi as its focus, it seeks to understand ideas about home as expressed through poetry written by Malawians in English. Although African Literatures are studied those of Malawi have not received agreeable attention. This book surveys poetry by five Malawian writers: F...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Bamenda, Cameroon :
Langaa Research & Publishing CIG,
2015.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Abstract Note; Map; Chapter I: Introduction; a) Home and Exile; b) Discussion; c) Chapter Overview; Chapter 2: Methods and Multiple Spaces of Study; a) My Research; b) Limitations and Delimitations; Chapter 3: Home, Exile and The Self: The Negotiation of Concepts; a) Ideas about Home; b) Ideas about Exile and the Memory of Home; c) Theory of the Subject: Ideas about the Self; Chapter 4: The Context: Malawi as place, its history and its people; a) Malawi; b) The Poets; Felix Mnthali; Frank Chipasula; Jack Mapanje; Lupenga Mphande; Steve Chimombo.
- Chapter 5: The Poetry: An Interpretation of a Selection of Poems by the Named Malawian PoetsConclusion: A Reflection on Research Findings and Spaces of Study; a) On Interpretation: Using Poetry, Interview Material and Fieldwork; i) Literature as a means of constructing 'home' ; ii)Exploring interview material and fieldwork for research; b) Research Findings:
- Being in Place and being without place: constructing a relationship with home; c) Concluding Remarks; Appendix; a) The Poems; b) Malawian Myths; Bibliography; Back cover.