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Title:Izibongo zeenkosi (the praises of kings): aspects of Xhosa heroic poetry
Author:Kuse, Wandile F.
Year:1979
Periodical:Research in African Literatures
Volume:10
Issue:2
Pages:208-238
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:Xhosa language
praise poetry (form)
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3818989
Abstract:The eulogue - The morphology of eulogues -The simplest Izibongo - Characteristics of naming eulogues - Elaborative details that define elaborate eulogues - Comparison of Iziduko and simple Izibongo - Table of comparison between Iziduko and simple Izibongo - The philosophical and historical roots of eulogues - Complex Izibongo - Paragraphs - Series of naming-eulogues-only type of paragraph - Eulogue-followed-by-narrative type of paragraph: narrative passages - Eulogue-to-narrative type of paragraph - Narrative-to-eulogue type of paragraph - Narrative passage without eulogue - Marking off paragraphs. Notes.
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