Individual talent in the Hausa poetic tradition : a study of Akilu Aliyu and his art

The thesis examines a representative collection of works by the contemporary Hausa poet Akilu Aliyu in the context of Hausa verse generally and in particular the literate tradition. Chapter I outlines the relationship between the two traditions of Hausa verse (Waka) - the oral genre, Waka I, and the...

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Main Author: Muhammad, D.
Published: SOAS, University of London 1977
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.758756