Gabriel Okara

Gabriel Okara

Description

Gabriel Okara, a prize-winning author whose literary career spans six decades, is rightly hailed as the elder statesman of Nigerian literature. The first Modernist poet of anglophone Africa, he is best known for The Fisherman’s Invocation (1978), The Dreamer, His Vision (2005), and for his early experimental novel, The Voice (1964).
              

Arranged in six sections, Gabriel Okara: Collected Poems includes the poet’s earliest lyric verse along with poems written in response to Nigeria’s war years; literary tributes and elegies to fellow poets, activists, and loved ones long dead; and recent dramatic and narrative poems. The introduction by Brenda Marie Osbey contextualizes Okara’s work in the history of Nigerian, African, and English language literatures. Gabriel Okara: Collected Poems is at once a treasure for those long in search of a single authoritative edition and a revelation and timely introduction for readers new to the work of one of Africa’s most revered poets.

 

Sujets

• África
• Poetry
• Africa

Informations

• Publié par: Nebraska
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780803288683
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

G a b r i e l O k a r a

Śééŝ éô: Kàé Dàéŝ

Editorial Board Kàé Dàéŝ, Ûéŝ ô Néàŝà–çô Çŝ Āà, Ûéŝ ô Çàôà, Réŝé àé Śéôà, Çôûà Çôéé, Ççàô àéà àéôô, Péŝàà Śàé Ûéŝ Jô Kééé, Rûéŝ Ûéŝ éàé Éàŝô, ûé Ûéŝ à uea-Guadian

Advisory Board àûà Śéà éà ûŝçé Śûàà Āéôàé Ézàé Āéàé Rûŝŝé ôŝ

GABRIEL OKARA Coeced Poems

Éé à  à ôûçô  éà àé Ôŝé

Univesiy of Nebaska Pess / Lincon and London

© 2016  é ôà ô Rééŝ ô é Ûéŝ ô Néàŝà ôûçô © 2016  éà àé Ôŝé

Āçôééŝ ô é ûŝé ô çôé àéà àéà ô àé , ç çôŝûéŝ à ééŝô ô é çô àé.

Ā ŝ éŝéé àûàçûé  é Ûé Śàéŝ ô Āéçà

hé Āçà Pôé Śééŝ àŝ éé àé ôŝŝé ôû é ééôŝ ô àôŝŝ àûà à Rôé . X. Śéà, ôŝé çôûôŝ àé àçàé é éŝàŝé à ôéàô ô é Āçà Pôé ôô û.

à ô Çôéŝŝ Çààô--Pûçàô Dàà Nàéŝ: Ôàà, àé, 1921– Ôŝé, éà àé, éô, àûô ô ôûçô. é: àé Ôàà: çôéçé ôéŝ / àé Ôàà; éé à  à ôûçô  éà àé Ôŝé. Déŝçô: çô: Ûéŝ ô Néàŝà Péŝŝ, [2016] éIéŝ: lccn 2015035767 isbn 978-0-8032-8687-0 (àéàç: à. àé) isbn 978-0-8032-8866-9 (éû) isbn 978-0-8032-8867-6 (ô) isbn 978-0-8032-8868-3 ( ) ÇàŝŝIçàô: lcc pr9387.9 .o375 2016 ddc 821/.92 — ç23 lc éçô àààé à ://çç.ôç.ô/2015035767

Śé  ààô Péé Pô  . Āûé.

his book is dedicaed o e

memoy of my fae,

Cief Samson Gbaingbain Okaa,

wo insised a I “ead book,”

so a my ands woud no

be as oug as is own.

Āçôééŝxi ôûçô  éà àé Ôŝéxiii

PART I Te Eay Lyics hé Çà ô é Ré Nû3 Ôçé Ûô à é4

Pàô à Dûŝ6 Wéé  ô Çôôŝé7 Ś ô é W8

Né Yéà’ŝ Éé 9

Yôû àûé à àûé à àûé10 hé ŝç Dû12 Ôé N à Vçôà éàç13

C o n t e n t s

hé ŚôLàéŝ Śà é Dô15 Āàô16 ô Pàéà17 “àéçé”18 ààŝ19 hé Pàŝŝ ô à Yéà20 hé àé22

PART II Te Fiseman’s Invocaion 1: ô25

2: hé ôçàô29 3: hé Ç-ô32 4:  Dàçé ô é Ç-ô34 5: hé É38

PART III Wa Poems

ôôŝ ô Śôŝ ôû Wôŝ41

éàé Ûŝ Āôé42  Ā Ô à Nàé45 hé Śé Vôçé47 Śûé é Ā Çàçŝ49 éàô ô à Wà51

Çàçéôûŝ ô52 ééô Dà52 ôô  é ûçé53  ôé é Śààà54 K Śé55

Rûà Pà56 à à é W56 Śé 57 Çôŝŝ ô é ôô58 Rà ûà59 Çôé, Çôé à ŝé60 Śûà61

Dŝéŝ ô à63 ô à Śà63 Çééŝà Śô65 hé ôé Rà66 hé Déà à Ś Déàŝ67

Çŝàŝ 197167 Wéçôé ôé68 Wà ô é Śô69

PART IV Revo of e Gods Āûé 173 Āûé 274

PART V Te Deame, His Vision hé Déàé81 é Dôûé  Wé83 Dàéŝŝ84 hé Péççé85

ôô àŝŝàé é ô Śéé86 Āéû!86 Āé ô Śéçé87 Çôé àé88 Dŝéŝ ô à89

Śé Śû89 éàû éô Wôŝ90 àŝ Āé D90 Śé Péŝéàô91 hé é 91 ô92

Ś ô93 Ré Nû — 293 Wé é ô K à K ô é94 hé à à Çŝàŝ ’9395 Ôàô Śééé96 àŝŝ àŝ ûŝéŝ97 Çôàçôŝ97 Ç Śéàŝ98 Śôéŝ’ Wŝ99 à Déŝ, Néé Déŝ99

PART VI Payes and Tibues

é Ûŝ ôô éàéŝ103 à Nôŝéŝé104 Rûà Déé104

ôé ôûé106 Āàé107 Śà  é Ś107 Ā Pàé108 ô Ké ô é109 Rŝé à Śé110 Réqûé111 à Pôàôûŝ112 à-Wàé & é112

Wé éŝ113 ô é à ô é ôûŝé113

ô Āà Ûéçûû114 Ā ô’ŝ Déà115 Qûéé116 éé ô  àŝô116 àô Wŝô117 Wà ô à Çô118 Śô ôé ôé ô é Né Wé119 éôé  Śà ôôé (à)120 ôô ôé ééé121 Śà ô é Éà122 Éàé  é Śû123 hé Āûzzô à ôûŝé123 Wé Śàé124 à à125 ôŝŝà127 Çôôô131