Usishike shauri la mwanamke
Irony in Kiswahili folktales∗
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2173442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hamza Mustafa Njozi |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-71 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-6815 • E-ISSN: 1469-9346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13696819808717826 |
| OpenAlex | W1981149221 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
The centenary of the publication of Velten's collection of Swahili folktales invites a reconsideration of out perception of some of the tales: the folktale transcends ethnic boundaries, a particular folktale may be ‘older’ than it seems, and may lend itself to multiple layers of interpretation. The paper then discusses the use of irony in three tales. Irony conditions much of the aesthetic effect of the tales, rendering them more subtle in their entertainment and instruments in the elaboration of the society's moral code
Art · Irony · Literature · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |