Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities
The Poetry (Àfàìmò Àti Àwon Àròfò Mìíràn) of Akínwùmí Ìsòlá
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 19 February 2026
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781501390623
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 228.6x152.4 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 17 bw illus 700
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Short description:
A scholarly consideration of Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2 and his anthology, ï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2ti ï¿1⁄2won ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2 Mï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2n, via the analysis of the influential role of traditional forms of praise-singing in Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2 contemporary poetry.
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Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2 (1940-2018), renowned writer, scholar, and sentinel of indigenous African languages, contributed to the development of Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2 literary traditions by producing most of his literary works in Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2.
His artistic pacesetting in Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2 literature included his anthology, ï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2ti ï¿1⁄2won ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2 Mï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2n (1978), which contains poems composed over a significant period in his life. Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities considers ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2's language use in this anthology; his contributions to the promotion of Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2 and African linguistic and cultural values; and the procedures, benefits, and challenges of translating his poetry into English.
In so doing, Akinloyï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2jï¿1⁄2 examines the understudied relationship between African oral traditions and contemporary African literature, addressing in particular the influential role of traditional forms of praise-singing in contemporary Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2 poetry.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Akintunde Akinyemi
1. Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities (LTPR): An Introduction
Part One: Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2 and His Poetry
2. The Honest Man: Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2 Writer, Poet, and Language Sentinel
3. The Poetry Anthology: ï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2ti ï¿1⁄2won ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2 Mï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2n
Part Two: Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2's Language Dexterity
4. Promoting African Languages: The Honest Man's Quest for Splendor and Fairness
5. Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2 Oral Traditions and Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2's Poetry
6. The Proverbial Bard: Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2's Poetic Engagement of Yorï¿1⁄2bï¿1⁄2 Proverbs
Part Three: Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2's Poetry Rendered in English
7. Literary Translation and Cultural Understanding: Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2's ï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2ti ï¿1⁄2won ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2 Mï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2n as Working Data
8. The Affectionate Bard: Love and Other Extraordinary Emotions in ï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2mï¿1⁄2 ï¿1⁄2ti ï¿1⁄2won ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2fï¿1⁄2 Mï¿1⁄2ï¿1⁄2rï¿1⁄2n
9. Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities (LTPR): A Conclusion
Notes
References
Appendix: Supplementary Material - Two Secondary Collections
I. Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mi ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2: A List of Selected Works
II. Akï¿1⁄2nwï¿1⁄2mi ï¿1⁄2sï¿1⁄2lï¿1⁄2: A Pictorial Presentation
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