عنوان

World Visions in Swahili Literature

Number

LA119453

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

World Visions in Swahili Literature

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Xavier Garnier

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Probably because of its relationship with a coastal culture, Swahili literature seems very aware of its position in the world. Through a reading of Swahili poems and novels across a range of genres, this paper explores the ways in which Swahili writers have engaged in a dialogue with the whole world, from the colonial period to the contemporary era. The evolution of well-identified literary forms such as epic poetry, ethnographic novel or crime novel will also pave the way for identifying the specificities of a Swahili cosmopolitanism anxious to cultivate an art of living in the age of a kind of globalization whose effects are often harshly felt at the local level. Because it has long developed an awareness of the world, Swahili literature has often pioneered the invention of literary forms that are able to translate locally the movements of the world. Probably because of its relationship with a coastal culture, Swahili literature seems very aware of its position in the world. Through a reading of Swahili poems and novels across a range of genres, this paper explores the ways in which Swahili writers have engaged in a dialogue with the whole world, from the colonial period to the contemporary era. The evolution of well-identified literary forms such as epic poetry, ethnographic novel or crime novel will also pave the way for identifying the specificities of a Swahili cosmopolitanism anxious to cultivate an art of living in the age of a kind of globalization whose effects are often harshly felt at the local level. Because it has long developed an awareness of the world, Swahili literature has often pioneered the invention of literary forms that are able to translate locally the movements of the world.

Date of Publication

2019

Physical description

129-144

Title

Journal of World Literature

Volume Number

4/1

International Standard Serial Number

2405-6480

Subject Term

cosmopolitanism

Subject Term

ethnographic novel

Subject Term

magical realism

Subject Term

Swahili literature

Subject Term

world literature

Xavier Garnier

Call Number

10.1163/24056480-00401007

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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Y