Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point

Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point

This paper raises the question of the place of “romantic theory” in African literature. It notably interrogates the ideas that lie behind Wordsworth’s theories about poetic subjects and poetic language, as well as their place and meaning in an African setting. The essay examines Osundare’s statement...

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Autor principal: Eke, Kola
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Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Commonwealth Essays and Studies 2022
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:ces_8439 https://doi.org/10.4000/ces.8439 urn:doi:10.4000/ces.8439 en https://journals.openedition.org/ces/8439 2022-01-29T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/dt1m https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point Commonwealth Essays and Studies SEPC (Société d’études des pays du Commonwealth) info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2534-6695 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2270-0633 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces Eke, Kola This paper raises the question of the place of “romantic theory” in African literature. It notably interrogates the ideas that lie behind Wordsworth’s theories about poetic subjects and poetic language, as well as their place and meaning in an African setting. The essay examines Osundare’s statements on the art of poetry and considers the (af)filiation with Wordsworth’s stances. It focuses on the resonances between Osundare’s Songs of the Market Place and A Nib in the Pond, among other collections, and Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads, notably in the depiction of rustic subjects and rustic diction. The paper argues that Osundare portrays ordinary subjects, but does not systematically deploy ordinary language.
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description This paper raises the question of the place of “romantic theory” in African literature. It notably interrogates the ideas that lie behind Wordsworth’s theories about poetic subjects and poetic language, as well as their place and meaning in an African setting. The essay examines Osundare’s statements on the art of poetry and considers the (af)filiation with Wordsworth’s stances. It focuses on the resonances between Osundare’s Songs of the Market Place and A Nib in the Pond, among other collections, and Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads, notably in the depiction of rustic subjects and rustic diction. The paper argues that Osundare portrays ordinary subjects, but does not systematically deploy ordinary language.
author Eke, Kola
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Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point
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title Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point
title_short Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point
title_full Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point
title_fullStr Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point
title_full_unstemmed Wordsworth and Nigerian Poetry: Niyi Osundare as a Case in Point
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