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Amal’ezulu, Paperback by Vilakazi, Benedict Wallet; Zondi, Mpume (INT); Khuma...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781776140596
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Amal'ezulu
- Publisher
- Wit's University Press
- Genre
- Art, Poetry, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
- Item Length
- 7.5 in
- Topic
- Linguistics / General, African
- Item Weight
- 4.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 118 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wit's University Press
ISBN-10
1776140591
ISBN-13
9781776140596
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22057287833
Product Key Features
Book Title
Amal'ezulu
Number of Pages
118 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Linguistics / General, African
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Art, Poetry, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
4.2 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
4.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2022-371197
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
896.398611
Table Of Content
1 Ugqozi 2 Imbongi 3 Umthandazo Wembongi 4 OKomhlaba Kuyadlula 5 Imfundo Ephakeme 6 Wo, Ngitshele Mntanomlungu! 7 Yin' Ukwazi? 8 Wo, Leli Khehla! 9 Ukuhlwa 10 Inyanga 11 Ukuthula 12 Nayaphi? 13 Ngoba ... Sewuthi 14 Izinsimbi zesonto 15 KwaDedangendlale 16 Imifula Yomhlaba 17 UMamina 18 NgoMbuyazi Endondakusuka 19 Ezinkomponi 20 Sengiyakholwa
Synopsis
Amal'ezulu (Zulu Horizons), first published in 1945 in the Bantu (later, African) Treasury Series by the University of the Witwatersrand Press, was the second volume of poetry produced by the renowned Zulu author B.W. Vilakazi. It was written during the ten years he spent living in Johannesburg, in 'exile' from his birthplace, KwaZulu-Natal. The poems in this collection represent a turning point in Vilakazi's life; they express yearnings for the beloved land, animals and ancestral spirits of his rural home, as well as expressions of deep disillusionment with the urban life he encountered in the 'City of Gold', and in particular the suffering of the black miners who brought this gold to the surface but never experienced the benefits of the wealth it produced for the mine owners. Vilakazi was deeply conscious of the subhuman system that held these miners in its grip, and gave voice to their suffering in many of the poems in the collection, in particular the now famous poem 'On the mine compounds.' Renowned as the father of Nguni literature, Vilakazi was both a traditional imbongi (bard) and a forward-looking poet who could fuse Western poetic forms with Zulu izibongo (praise poetry). In these poems he assumes the role of the voice of the voiceless, and gives poignant expression to the stoic endurance of those caught up in the brutalities of capitalist exploitation of African labour, and the appalling injustices of the migrant labour system., Amal?ezulu (Zulu Horizons), first published in 1945 in the Bantu (later, African) Treasury Series by the University of the Witwatersrand Press, was the second volume of poetry produced by the renowned Zulu author B.W. Vilakazi. It was written during the ten years he spent living in Johannesburg, in ?exile? from his birthplace, KwaZulu-Natal. The poems in this collection represent a turning point in Vilakazi?s life; they express yearnings for the beloved land, animals and ancestral spirits of his rural home, as well as expressions of deep disillusionment with the urban life he encountered in the ?City of Gold?, and in particular the suffering of the black miners who brought this gold to the surface but never experienced the benefits of the wealth it produced for the mine owners. Vilakazi was deeply conscious of the subhuman system that held these miners in its grip, and gave voice to their suffering in many of the poems in the collection, in particular the now famous poem ?On the mine compounds.' Renowned as the father of Nguni literature, Vilakazi was both a traditional imbongi (bard) and a forward-looking poet who could fuse Western poetic forms with Zulu izibongo (praise poetry). In these poems he assumes the role of the voice of the voiceless, and gives poignant expression to the stoic endurance of those caught up in the brutalities of capitalist exploitation of African labour, and the appalling injustices of the migrant labour system., A collection of isiZulu poems by B.W. Vilakazi, renowned as the 'father of Nguni literature', first published in 1945. The poems express yearnings for his rural life in KwaZulu-Natal and depict the suffering of black migrant workers employed on the gold mines in Johannesburg, subject to the ruthless exploitation of the capitalist system.
LC Classification Number
PL8844
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