Anthology of Somali Poetry

Name: Anthology of Somali Poetry
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ISBN: 9780253304636

ISBN-10: 0253304636

ISBN-13: 9780253304636

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Authors: Bogumil W. Andrzejewski, Sheila Andrzejewski

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"This is a fascinating and unusual collection that deserves attention." -- Bloomsbury Review"... this anthology of poetry is a breath of fresh air. It provides the reader with the means of gaining a deeper insight into Somali life through what is to the Somalis their most important cultural form, namely, poetry." -- Bulletin of the School of Irental & African Studies"This affordable and beautifully produced book is a small jewel in the field of Somali studies, as it is the fruit of over forty years of dedicated linguistic and literary scholarship by one of the most thorough and accurate translators and analysts of Somali poetry, B. W. Andrzejewski." -- International Journal of African…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 9/22/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction



To the Camels




A Broken Betrothal




A Horse Beyond Compare




Riposte to a Young Opponent in a Poetic Duel




Old Age




A Young Sultan Speaks to His People




Guulside the Victory Bearer




Seventy and Ten Years




Camel Rustling - 1




Camel Rustling - 2




The Death of a Friend




A Fine War Horse




A Land of Drought




Treason




A Terrible Journey




Folly




Perhaps the Trumpet Has Sounded




A Prayer for Maryam




The Lion's Share




Change of Command




A Hoopoe Rebuked




Listen, O Truck




Fleeting Joys




What Will Come Next?




Equality




The Stolen Wife




In Praise of Barni Sheekh




Dissimulation




A Vain Love




A Vision




The Messenger




A Chief Is Thanked for the Gift of a Horse




Where True Profit Lies




In Praise of Weris




The Serpent




A Lover's Fears




Happy Marriage




The Betrayed Girl




Bitter and Sweet




At the Grave of Cilmi Bowndheri




Beledweyn



App. I: The Oral and the Written Medium



App. II: Pronunciation of Somali Words



App. III: Alliteration and Scansion



App. IV: Selected Bibliography



App. V: Sources