Tanure Ojaide African Battle Traditions of Insult (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: African Battle Traditions of InsultCondition: NewSubtitle: Verbal Arts, Song-Poetry, and PerformanceEAN: 9783031156168ISBN: 9783031156168Edition: 1st ed. 2023Publisher: Palgrave MacmillanFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/27/2023Description: This book explores the “battles” of words, songs, poetry, and performance in Africa and the African Diaspora. These are usually highly competitive, artistic contests in which rival parties duel for supremacy in poetry composition and/or its performance. This volume covers the history of this battle tradition, from its origins in Africa, especially the udje and halo of the Urhobo and Ewe respectively, to its transportation to the Americas and the Caribbean region during the Atlantic slave trade period, and its modern and contemporary manifestations as battle rap or other forms of popular music in Africa. Almost everywhere there are contemporary manifestations of the more traditional, older genres. The book is thus made up of studies of contests in which rivals duel for supremacy in verbal arts, song-poetry, and performance as they display their wit, sense of humor, and poetic expertise.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: CHItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 148mmContributor: Tanure Ojaide (Edited by)Author: Tanure OjaideGenre: Literary CriticismTopic: Music Dance & Theatre, Society & CultureBook Series: African Histories and ModernitiesRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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