Dike Okoro

Lupenga Mphande (eBook, PDF)

Eco-Critical Poet and Political Activist

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Dike Okoro analyzes the various manifestations of ecocriticism and political activism in the poetry of Lupenga Mphande, who is arguably Africa's first poet to explore the existence of territorial cults and natural shrines. This book is recommended for students and scholars seeking new interpretations of the African experience in contemporary world literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978780309
• Artikelnr.: 74847261

Autorenporträt

Dike Okoro is associate professor of English and chair of the Humanities Department at Harris Stowe State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Lupenga Mphande's Poetry: Nature, Environment, Activism &
Futurism
Chapter 2: Visionary Art in the Poetry of Lupenga Mphande
Chapter 3: Human Rights and Environment in Modern African Poetry
Chapter 4: Symbolism, Mythology, and Sacred Space: A Study of the Poetry of
Lupenga Mphande
Chapter 5: Nature and Environmental Anxieties in the Poetry of Lupenga
Mphande
Chapter 6: The Depiction of Prison Life in African Literature: Chimamanda
Ngozi Adichie, Lupenga Mphande, and Others
Chapter 7: Elegies in the Poetry of Lupenga Mphande
Chapter 8: Nostalgia As A Representative Character in the Poetry of Lupenga
Mphande
Chapter 9: The African Poet and Political Activism: Lupenga Mphande
Chapter 10: The Depiction of Children and Life Lessons in Mphande's Poetry
Chapter 11: Nelson Mandela's Legacy
Chapter 12: Lupenga Mphande and His Generation: Malawian Poets
Chapter 13: Love Poems and Meanings: A Study of Lupenga Mphande's Poetry
Chapter 14: Social Justice and Environmental Criticism in the