Heelloy : modern poetry and songs of the Somali / John William Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, John William, 1942-

Contributor:

Johnson, John William, 1942-

Language:

English

Somali

Subjects (All):

Somali poetry--History and criticism.

Somali poetry.

Somali poetry--Translations into English.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 241 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

London : HAAN Publ., 1996.

Summary:

This completely new edition is the only scholarly work on the poetry of popular and mass culture among a people who are renowned for their passion for poetry. Johnson traces the beello movement from its origins as a youth culture, which in its early days was concerned with themes of love and pleasure. It later became the medium for freedom songs in the pre-independence period, for the expression of modern political ideas, political protest, rallying songs and social comment, many examples of which are cited in this volume. Heello became the most dynamic form of Somali poetry in this century. This edition uses modern Somali script.

Notes:

Includes poems in Somali with English translations.

Rev. ed. of: Heellooy, Heelleellooy, 1974.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and indexes.

Related Work:

Johnson, John William, 1942- Heellooy, Heelleellooy.

ISBN:

1874209812

187420912X

OCLC:

36780685