Musho!
Author | : Liz Gunner |
Publisher | : MSU Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1991-09-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780870139222 |
ISBN-13 | : 0870139223 |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In Musho! Zulu Popular Praises Elizabeth Gunner, an authority on Zulu literature at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and Mafika Gwala, a South African teacher and poet, have translated, transcribed, and annotated a wide variety of Zulu izibongo poetry. In so doing, they have revealed the incredible breadth of this traditional genre, which is usually equated with nineteenth-century epic traditions that celebrate the deeds of Shaka and the successor kings of his Zulu monarchy. Musho!, with its extensive historical introduction, and literary commentary on Zulu poetry, is a major contribution to the field.