Dagbamba and Akan praise poetry acts as a lucid narrative platform for historical and political events
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DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2020.1733819
Abstract: The past happenings of societies are brought together in a celebratory manner in most African praise poems. The present article seeks to look at praise poetry in two Ghanaian societies – the Akan and the… read more here.
Keywords: praise; poetry acts; dagbamba akan; poetry ... See more keywords
“A Marvelous Painting”: the Erotic Dimension of Saʿdi’s Praise Poetry
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DOI: 10.1163/18747167-12341335
Abstract: This article approaches Saʿdi’s little-studied panegyric production. The contribution focuses on an encomiastic modality that is almost completely neglected when it comes to the study of the Persian qasida as a performative text that enacts… read more here.
Keywords: dimension praise; marvelous painting; painting erotic; praise poetry ... See more keywords