Poetics of rage : (a reading of Remi Raji's poetry) / Sule E. Egya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Egya, Sule E., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Raji, Remi, 1961---Criticism and interpretation.

Raji, Remi.

Nigerian poetry (English).

Poets, Nigerian--Nigeria--Biography.

Poets, Nigerian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria : Kraft Books Limited, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study explores the nationalist imagination, artistic philosophy and the overtly political dimension of Remi Raji's poetry. It is an attempt to construct a sustained critical discourse on Raji's ongoing body of works. Raji is one of the major poetic voices on the Nigerian literary scene today. With the publication of his first collection, A Harvest of Laughter's, in 1997 Raji has continued to strengthen his craft and vision through subsequent volumes: Webs of Remembrance (2000), Shuttlesongs: America a Poetic Guided Tour (2003), Love song for My Wasteland (2005); and Gather My Blood Rivers

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; Contents; CHAPTER 1; Introduction: Location of Remi Raji's Political Poetics; Remi Raji: The Poet and His Vision; The Form and Style of Raji's Poetry; Notes; CHAPTER 2; Self-Definition: Roots, Creeds, Strategic Metaphors; Tension and Intention: The Aesthetics of Rage; Notes; CHAPTER 3; A Harvest of Laughters: Rising through the Mystery of Laughter; Of Transformative Trope: The Therapeutic Force of Laughter; Notes; CHAPTER 4; Webs of Remembrance: Realising the Aesthetics of Rage

Emperor versus Writer: a Critical Intervention Notes; CHAPTER 5; Love song for My Wasteland: Nation, Voice, Vision; Town Crier's Poetics: People, Nation, and Optimism; Notes; CHAPTER 6; Gather My Blood Rivers of Song: Outrage and Epiphany; In Time of Hate: Love, Angst, and Triumph; Notes; CHAPTER 7; Shuttlesongs America: A Poetic Guided Tour: Beyond the Shores of Nigeria; CHAPTER 8; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 27, 2015).

ISBN:

9789789182718

9789182716

OCLC:

911246502