Abu Abarry
Biographic Data
| ID | 653542 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abu Abarry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abu |
| FAMILY NAME | Abarry |
| SIGNATURE | ABARRY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The African-American Legacy in American Literature
Since their enforced and brutal emigration to North America about 400 years ago, African-Americans have forged rich and dynamic literary forms that today have become an important and unique aspect of American literature and culture. The sound literary qualities, interesting thematic range, and social significance of this variety of American literature notwithstanding, it has remained largely unknown to the general African-American reading public,…
A Traditional Poetry of the Ga of Ghana
Ga traditional poetry,' like its counterparts among the Akans and Ewes of Ghana (Beier, 1967), is available mainly in spoken, sung, or chanted forms. Like them, it also consists of the religious and the secular. But the present analytical effort is directed toward the latter-the secular poetry that is more pervasive in the community and admits of direct popular participation.' The fact that this secular material is sung does not in any way negate…
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A Traditional Poetry of the Ga of Ghana
Ga traditional poetry,' like its counterparts among the Akans and Ewes of Ghana (Beier, 1967), is available mainly in spoken, sung, or chanted forms. Like them, it also consists of the religious and the secular. But the present analytical effort is directed toward the latter-the secular poetry that is more pervasive in the community and admits of direct popular participation.' The fact that this secular material is sung does not in any way negate…
The African-American Legacy in American Literature
Since their enforced and brutal emigration to North America about 400 years ago, African-Americans have forged rich and dynamic literary forms that today have become an important and unique aspect of American literature and culture. The sound literary qualities, interesting thematic range, and social significance of this variety of American literature notwithstanding, it has remained largely unknown to the general African-American reading public,…
Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African american (1 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · African-American literature (1 works)