Swahili beyond the boundaries : literature, language, and identity /

Swahili beyond the boundaries : literature, language, and identity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mazrui, Alamin, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, [2007]
Series:Research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 85.
Subjects:
Swahili literature > History and criticism.
Literature and society > Africa, East.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : hybridity reconfigured
  • The intercultural heritage of Swahili literature
  • Aesthetics of Swahili verse: between the "old" and the "new"
  • Religion and the boundaries of Swahili literature
  • Translation and the (re)configuration of the Swahili literary space
  • Conclusion.