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Content, form and technique of traditional and modern praise poetry in Northern Sotho

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dc.contributor.advisor Serudu, M. S.
dc.contributor.advisor
dc.contributor.author Kgobe, Dominic Mamahlo
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:24:52Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:24:52Z
dc.date.issued 1994-06
dc.identifier.citation Kgobe, D. M. (Dominic Mamahlo) (1994) Content, form and technique of traditional and modern praise poetry in Northern Sotho, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17072> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17072
dc.description.abstract This thesis is a critical evaluation of the content, form and technique of traditional and modern praise poetry in Northern Sotho. Chapter 1 presents the aim of the study and the method of research and defines the concepts of poetry and praise poetry. Praise poetry is viewed from a traditional and modern perspective. Chapter 2 deals with the content and technique of praise poetry. Content consists of oral praise poetry lauding the heroic deeds of men in battles and casual encounters. Modern praise poetry comments on current events. Devices for rapid composition of the praises are discussed. Techniques differ between poets and according to time, place and occasion. Chapter 3 covers the traditional praises of chiefs, warriors, initiates, animals, birds, divining bones and totem praises, examining them from the perspective of content and form. The praises extol human achievements, peculiar animal characteristics and the interpretation of "mawa" of divining bones. Chapter 4 deals with the development and transition from traditional to modern form as well as the reciprocal influence. The content and form of modern praises of chiefs, academics, community leaders, animals, birds, divining bones, man-made objects and some natural phenomena are discussed. Many modern poets have also written praises of fictional characters. Chapter 5 compares oral and written praise poetry by concentrating on the similarities and differences between traditional and modern praise poetry. This study shows that there are differences in of theme, rhyme, beginning and ending, sentence length and significant emphasis on man-made objects such as cars and locomotives as exceptional modes of transport for commuters. Chapter 6 concludes the study and proves that praise poetry is a living or dynamic entity which will continue to exist. Praise poetry highlights persons, interpersonal relationships, attitudes and values derived from an African conceptions of the universe. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (2 volumes (ix, 288 leaves 202 leaves))
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject Oral praises en
dc.subject Written praises en
dc.subject Critical evaluation en
dc.subject Historical record en
dc.subject Compositional techniques en
dc.subject Traditional praises en
dc.subject Modern praises en
dc.subject Comparative perspective en
dc.subject Similar and dissimilar characteristics en
dc.subject Reciprocal influence en
dc.subject.ddc 398.2049639771
dc.subject.lcsh Folk literature, Northern Sotho -- History and criticism en
dc.title Content, form and technique of traditional and modern praise poetry in Northern Sotho en
dc.type Thesis
dc.description.department African Languages
dc.description.degree D.Litt. et Phil (African Languages)


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