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'Heelloy': Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somalis

'Heelloy': Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somalis - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:John William JohnsonPublish date:1998-06-22Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9781874209812ISBN-10:1874209812UPC:9781874209812Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:African, Anthologies (multiple authors)Size:9.26 x 6.42 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCN1VAPJGF

This is a completely new edition of the only scholarly work on the poetry of popular and mass culture among a people who are renowned for their passion for poetry. Johnson traces the heello movement from its origins as a youth culture which in its early days was concerned with themes of love and pleasure. It later became the medium for freedom songs in the preindependence period, for the expression of modern political ideas, political protest, rallying songs and social comment, many examples of which are cited in this volume. Heello became the most dynamic form of Somali poetry in this century. This edition uses modern Somali script.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9781874209812ISBN-10:1874209812UPC:9781874209812Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:African, Anthologies (multiple authors)Size:9.26 x 6.42 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCN1VAPJGF

John William Johnson is Associate Professor of Folklore and African Studies at Indiana University. He is author or co-author of six previous books and numerous articles on Somali and Mande linguistics and folklore.


Publisher: Indiana University Press

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