Swahili Prosody (MS 53502a)
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Material Information

Title:
Swahili Prosody (MS 53502a)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection :
Creator:
Hichens, William, -1954 ( Author, Primary )
Al-Hinawy, Mbarak, Sheikh-Sir, 1896-1959 ( contributor )
Mazrui, Al-Amin Bin Ali ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Typescript manuscript : Unbound and unpaginated, in a cardboard folder. The manuscript is In black type, with corrections and notes handwritten in ink of various colours and in pencil. Many leaves are printed on the reverse side with material not directly relevant to the essay on Swahili prosody. One torn, fragile page is in Arabic, handwritten in pencil

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Poetry ( LCSH )
Literary forms and genres
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Kiswahili mashairi
Ushairi
Literary form ( LCSH )
Genre:
Essays ( LCGFT )
Translation
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
This manuscript contains unsequenced draft pages of the typescript ‘Swahili Prosody.’ See also the records for MSS 53504 and 53505. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical information: Sir Mbarak Ali Hinawy was born in Mombasa c.1896AD (1314AH). He became Liwali of Mombasa and, after the death of Sir Ali b. Salim, Liwali of the Coast. Shaikh Mbarak, as he was also known, was probably the first non-European to collect manuscripts relating to Swahili literature, and his papers were given by his family, after his death in 1959AD (1379AH), to the university of Dar-es-Salaam archives. His publications together with his surviving papers reveal the depth of his scholarship. (Frankl & Omar, 1993)
General Note:
Date of Composition: circa 1943 AD (circa 1362 A.H.)
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Extent: 1 vol., unbound and unpaginated
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Incipit: Contents: Introductory: Swahili Prosody: I. Compositions of Bantu Origin
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Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
General Note:
See also SOAS University of London manuscripts MS 53504 and MS 53505, typescripts with similar content; they are bound and contain fewer pages
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VIAF (name authority) : Hichens, William, -1954 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/250560982
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VIAF (name authority) : Al-Hinawy, Mbarak, Sheikh-Sir, 1896-1959 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/305366593
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VIAF (name authority) : Mazrui, Al-Amin Bin Ali : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/39558103
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
General Note:
Publication information: Hichens, William (and Mbarak Ali Hinawy). 1962/ 63. Swahili prosody. Swahili 33 (1): 107-137

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is likely protected by copyright. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 53502 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53502a ( SOAS manuscript number )