D. L. P. Yali-Manisi Limbali Zamanyange Historical Poems |
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| Editor:
| Opland, Jeff
Maseko, Pamela |
| Author:
| Opland, Jeff
Maseko, Pamela |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86914-283-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Kwazulu-Natal Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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David Livingstone Phakamile Yali-Manisi (1926-99) was a Thembu imbongi, the most powerful exponent of the art of praise poetry in the Xhosa language, in the second half of the twentieth century. This volume presents eight of his narrative poems in isiXhosa and in English translation.
David Livingstone Phakamile Yali-Manisi (1926-99) was a Thembu imbongi, the most powerful exponent of the art of praise poetry in the Xhosa language, in the second half of the twentieth century. This volume presents eight of his narrative poems in isiXhosa and in English translation.