Ilorin Ó Poetry of Praise - Softcover

Na'Allah, Abdul-Rasheed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9785579867 ISBN 13: 9789785579864

Verlag: Malthouse Press, 2018

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Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah's Ilorin ó is a unique collection of praise poems in English, Yoruba, and Hausa passionately celebrating and illuminating the city of Ilorin's wealth of culture, history, Islamic heritage, and individual achievements. It is a work that is solid in content, form, and techniques. There are many quotable lines, a measure of poetic strength. I cannot forget the line about the child hearing Koranic recitation from the mother's womb. Also, the moral authority combined with oratory in a wise one who can be heard by a dumb ruler! In addition to the rich Islamic heritage and the success of Ilorin individuals in the areas of justice and bravery, the poet praises the city's delicious trademarked foods such as "Warankasi," "Tuworesi," and "Gbegiri." Among the best executed poems are "Onikepe Aduke Opo" and "Why the Sun Has Not Diminished in Light." Na'Allah has handled the praise poetry form dexterously, and that means "at times even a critical appraisal of an item of praise." The reader comes out with a feeling of satisfaction for the poetic effulgence and knowing Ilorin better in its multiple areas of distinction and especially for its multicultural, Islamic, and tolerant character from an Ilorin-born and raised fine poet. - Tanure Ojaide, poet and scholar, Frank Porter Graham, Professor of Africana Studies, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

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Abdul Rasheed Na'Allah, is the vice chancellor of Kwara State University in Nigeria He received a BA in 1988 from University of Ilorin, with a thesis "Dadakuada: the trends in the development of Ilorin traditional oral poetry", subsequently published in African Notes., and in 1992 received a M.A. Literature in English from the same university. In 1999, he received his PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and was subsequently professor and chair of African Studies at Western Illinois University. He is now the vice chancellor or Kwara State University in Nigeria.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Malthouse Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9785579867
• ISBN 13: 9789785579864
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 86
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Deutschland