Hausa poetry as a form of political communication

Authors

  • Анастасия Викторовна Ляхович St. Petersburg State University, 7-9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article concerns the peculiarities of modern Hausa poetry on political issues. This kind of literature arose from religious poetry, as well as folk songs. The majority of modern political poems constitute: a praise image of a charismatic leader, combining heroic traits and attributes of a pious man; ridicule of opponents, built also on typical patterns and creative images drawn both from religious poetry and oral literature.

Keywords:

Hausa, poetry

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Литература

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Published

2012-06-20

How to Cite

Ляхович, А. В. (2012). Hausa poetry as a form of political communication. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (2), 96–101. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/2372

Issue

No. 2 (2012)

Section

Literary studies

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