THEORIZING AFRICAN ORAL POETIC PERFORMANCE AND AESTHETICS: UDJE DANCE SONGS OF THE URHOBO PEOPLE Contemporary Christian Romance Illustrated edition (October 13

Illustrated edition (October 13

part fiction

ISBN-10 : 0802133630

and theme as they apply to a wide spectrum of verbal art in the region

reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope

THEORIZING AFRICAN ORAL POETIC PERFORMANCE AND AESTHETICS: UDJE DANCE SONGS OF THE URHOBO PEOPLE Contemporary Christian Romance Illustrated edition (October 13Starting with the premise that literature and the arts are cultural productions, Tanure Ojaide finds using Western literary theory to judge African literary works, whether oral or written, not only missing the major aims of such creative works but also failing to understand their aesthetic impact. Using udje dance songs of Nigeria s Urhobo people as an example of an African oral poetic performance, he theorizes that provoking laughter and intellectual