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JOHN SOLILO
UMOYA WEMBONGI COLLECTED POEMS (1922-1935) |
| By: |
Jeff Opland (Editor), Peter T. Mtuze |
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Paperback |
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£20.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1869143124 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781869143121 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 June, 2016 |
| Series: |
Publications of the Opland Collection of Xhosa Literature |
| Pages: |
440 |
| Language: |
English, Xhosa |
| Description: |
For 40 years, between 1900 and 1939, John Solilo was a prolific contributor to Xhosa-language newspapers. His major literary contribution was his collection of poems, Izala. This volume is an exercise in reclamation and restitution. In restoring to the public domain the 65 poems that made up Izala and adding an additional 28 that were published in newspapers. |
| Synopsis: |
For 40 years, between 1900 and 1939, John Solilo (1864-1940) was a prolific contributor to Xhosa-language newspapers under his own name and under the pseudonyms Mde-ngelimi (Master Wordsmith) and Kwanguye (It's Still Him). He submitted letters and articles on a variety of issues, local news reports from Cradock and Uitenhage, and a considerable body of poetry. Solilo's major literary contribution was his collection of poems entitled Izala, published in 1925, the earliest volume of poetry by a single author in the history of Xhosa literature. His poetry was inspired by umoya wembongi, the spirit of the imbongi, the praise poet whose stirring declamations roused his audiences to action or contemplation. Solilo's literary reputation today, however, is at variance with his prominence as a major author in the first four decades of the twentieth century: he is hardly mentioned, if at all, by literary historians. That neglect is perhaps not surprising: Izala has long been out of print, and copies can no longer be located. The present volume is therefore an exercise in reclamation and restitution. In restoring to the public domain the 65 poems that made up Izala and adding an additional 28 that were published in newspapers both before and after the appearance of Izala, the editors hope to revive John Solilo's reputation as a poet, and to establish his status as a pre-eminent Xhosa author. |
| Publication: |
South Africa |
| Imprint: |
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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