Shona praise-poetry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2812860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Fortune, A C Hodza |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-75 |
| Publication date | 1974-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00094854 |
| OpenAlex | W2050409552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 2 |
0.0. Our knowledge of traditional African literature has been greatly increased of recent years thanks, in part, to the Oxford Library of African Literature. Among the volumes of that series there have been some which have studied, either in breadth or depth, the genre of praise-poetry. The following notes on praise-poetry among the Shona aim at being a contribution to a study which Wilfred Whiteley, as joint editor of the Oxford Library, did much to promote
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Poetry · Praise · Shona · African history and culture studies · History · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 2026 (53) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |