Lekgothoane's praise poetry : an aesthetic discourse

dc.contributor.authorMojalefa, M.J. (Mawatle Jeremiah), 1948-
dc.contributor.authorMojalefa, Jerry
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-19T11:55:39Z
dc.date.available2011-08-19T11:55:39Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractIn this article, Shika Kgomedi Lekgothoane's artistic poetic works collected in ‘Praises of Animals in Northern Sotho’ (Van Warmelo, 1937) are assessed on three parts: a biographical sketch, a text and a reader in order to give a map to negotiate his creative skills. Lekgothoane is a traditional praise poet. His praise poetry falls within the delimitation of nature, which is not associated with leadership as is expected in this type of poetic work. The article proposes that nature as recited by him, enables the reader to understand fully the whole universe including its living things (animals). This indicates that Lekgothoane's environment is the place where cultural and traditional behaviour, customs and humanity are taught. His poems thus evoke a spirit of nationality.en
dc.identifier.citationMojalefa, MJ 2010, 'Lekgothoane's praise poetry : an aesthetic discourse', Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas, vol. 5, no. 2, pp.161-180.en
dc.identifier.issn0001-7310 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1578-2190 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17090
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEditorial Garsien_US
dc.rightsEditorial Garsien_US
dc.subjectLekgothoaneen
dc.subjectTraditional praise poetryen
dc.subjectDelimitation of natureen
dc.subject.lcshAfrican poetryen
dc.subject.lcshFolk poetry, Africanen
dc.subject.lcshUniverse -- Poetryen
dc.subject.lcshCosmology -- Poetryen
dc.subject.lcshNature (Aesthetics)en
dc.titleLekgothoane's praise poetry : an aesthetic discourseen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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