THE FORM AND CONTENT OF IYARA HUNTERS' POETRY
THE FORM AND CONTENT OF IYARA HUNTERS' POETRY
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1985-10
Authors
OLAREWAJU, OMONIWA
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Abstract
Until now, the oral art of Iyara-Ijumu people in
Kwara State has received no serieus academic attention. The
present research work is born of the strong need to
explore a specific art form - the traditional poetry of
Iyara hunters - among the people. The work focuses on
the complex and fascinating relations between form and
content in the traditional poetry of Iyara hunters.
This enables us to appreciate the phonaesthetic and
intellectual patterning of the art, along with its
functional values in society.
The first chapter provides a sociological framework
for some major forms of Iyara oral poetry; this helps
to establish some general patterns which are useful
for evaluating the performance context of the hunters1
poetry. Also in this chapter, there is a statement of
the research methodology employed. Chapter two reviews
some theoretical approaches to the study of oral poetry
in order to give us an insight into the state of oral
poetry and provide a sound basis for the researcher's
own approach. Chapter three is a detailed critical
analysis of the form and content of the hunters' poetry.
The first part of chapter four examines the issues
relating to the education and career of the hunter poet ,
while the second part of the chapter contains the
concluding remarks. In the appendix, the full length
of the chants is set down as recorded during the work.
Description
A Thesis Submitted to the Post-graduate School,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the
Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in African
Literature.
Department of English
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria.
OCTOBER,. 1985
Keywords
FORM,, CONTENT,, IYARA HUNTERS' POETRY