" P o l i t i c s , Culture And African Poetry: An Examination Of The Poetry ofAgostinho Neto Okot : p ' B i t ek And Sipho Sepamla-"

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dc.contributor.authorGARBAI, Kashim Umar
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T10:29:40Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T10:29:40Z
dc.date.issued1989-09
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHHADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN AFRICAN LITERATUREen_US
dc.description.abstractThe thesis examines the relationship in politics, poetry and culture, thus establishing the criteria for an appreciation of African poetry. The general cultural and political trends are considered and treated as themes and motifs. The study further illuminates the African condition and the achievements of poetry as a vehicle for cultural and political emancipation. The thesis also judges the commitment of the three poets from the perspective of the large theories apparent in their regions in relation to Africa in general. The extent to which the poets identify with cultural and political movements is sometimes left to the judgement of the reader. From the analyses of literary scholarship, the concepts of poetry, politics and culture are shown as merging in African poetry. in this way, a fairly 'acceptable' definition of African poetry is premised. This is achieved through applying the method of critical realism which is considered more independent but not without relying on some of the methodologies applied by established scholars. in this way, the researcher hazards accepting some of the views achieved through such methodologies. The research, however, tries to use African scholars for the interpretations and care is taken not to use European tools for the analysis; i.e. viewing the poetry from European poetic conceptions and classifications. vii The first chapter is a review of critical literature relating to the thesis. it examines the trends in the interpretation of the three poets and establishes the researcher's views over such trends. The general- view is often subjected to further scrutiny in order to concretize the appeal it may have. The trends in Neto's criticism are shown mostly as glossy, in p'Bitek's poetry as cyclical, because the earlier trend has re-emerged, and in sepamla as consistent on the thematic level but there is variance in the style of the poetry. Chapter two is on the early poetry of Neto with a background information which captures the dominant Negritudinal mood and the darkness of colonial oppression with strained hope. Chapter three analyses the audacious and revolutionary Neto who has experienced jail life and tasted the insensitivity of the Portuguese which disillusions him to join the struggle. Chapter four is an examination of okot p'Bitek's poetry from the context of Africa's new political and cultural dilemma, with the freshness of the song genre he introduces and its achievements. Chapter five considers the poetry of sipho sepemla within the context of the New Generation poets after the bans in south Africa who comes with a new form, influenced by the ideals of the Black consciousness Movement. viii Chapter six is the conclusion which establishes the achievement of the thesis in examining African poetry through these poets and the common grounds on which they have been subjected to censorship and banning. i xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/641
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject" P o l i t i c s ,en_US
dc.subjectCultureen_US
dc.subjectAfrican Poetry:en_US
dc.subjectExaminationen_US
dc.subjectPoetry ofAgostinho Neto Okot : p ' B i t eken_US
dc.subjectSipho Sepamla-"en_US
dc.title" P o l i t i c s , Culture And African Poetry: An Examination Of The Poetry ofAgostinho Neto Okot : p ' B i t ek And Sipho Sepamla-"en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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