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Bending the Bow : An Anthology of African Love Poetry /

From the ancient Egyptian inventors of the love lyric to contemporary poets, Bending the Bow: An Anthology of African Love Poetry gathers together both written and sung love poetry from Africa. This anthology is a work of literary archaeology that lays bare a genre of African poetry that has been ov...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Chipasula, Frank Mkalawile
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Multiple
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The African Names of Love; Anonymously Written Ancient Egyptian Love Poems; Traditional Love Songs; Modern and Contemporary Love Poems; Credits; Contributors; Back Cover.