| Description |
1 online resource (237 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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African historical sources series ; no. 3 |
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African historical sources ; no. 3.
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| Contents |
National Figures. Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. Isaiah Shembe. Albert Luthuli. Mangosuthu Buthelezi (l). (2). Harry Gwala. Govan Mbeki -- Chiefs and Lineage Members. Buthelezi. Ngqengelele. Mnyamana. Tshanibezwe. Mkhandumba. Ndulungu. Mathole. Hlabsia. Jeremiah. Zofa. Nduluza. Mkhamfini. Thambolini. Bangamadlozi. Mxoveni. Mangasendaweni. Mkhwanazi. Majubane. A brother of Majubane. A younger brother of Majubane. Muntu-engenakudla. Mqinsini. Mzimela. Lindelihle. Ntshidi. Zimema. Sigodo. Sihubela. Dube. Ndesheni. Nzwakele. Ntungelezana. Mshingase. Magemegeme (1). (2). Zinqe. Gundane. Magxuma. Falaza. Fashinentsha. The father of Mamphibisa. Mbonambi. Manqaba -- Lineage Members. Mthethwa (1). Dingiswayo. Mngoye. Maningi. Zizwezonke. Qwabe. Qondo. Sogidika. Mhlongo. Njomane. Mahlokohloko. Buthelezi. Zizweyibili. Mpatheni. Halakashana Ntuli. Mthethwa (2). Mehlo-engane. Another brother. A brother. Masofeyisi. The imbongi. Another brother -- Men, Women and Children. Masofeyisi Mthethwa |
| Summary |
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 commentar |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Laudatory poetry, Zulu.
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Laudatory poetry, Zulu -- Translations into English
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Laudatory poetry, Zulu
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Preisgedicht
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Preislied
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Anthologie
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Poésie élogieuse zoulou -- Traductions anglaises.
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Zulu.
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Zulu-Sprache.
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gunner, Elizabeth
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Gwala, Mafika Pascal, 1946-2014
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| ISBN |
9781628962017 |
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1628962011 |
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0870139223 |
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9780870139222 |
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