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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000256/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Modern Mashairi (MS 53825a)
- Series Title:
- Hichens Collection : Swahili Poetry
- Creator:
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date:
- [n.d.]
- Language:
- Swahili
- Materials:
- Paper ( medium )
- Technique:
- Typescript manuscript Typescript with black ink on thick papers bounded in a black cover’s volume
Notes
- Abstract:
- The manuscript 53825 contains free-verse poetry taken from Judge Hamilton’s book, as stated at the beginning of the MS. The first part, described here, contains modern short poems divided either by a number or by a line at the end of each one. The structure of the poems is unusual as some poems have 8 lines per stanza, while Others are much longer. The poems are in the free-verse form, without a rhyming system, although, in some instances, rhymes do occur. The subject of the poems concern daily life, community events, celebrations, and social issues. ( en )
- General Note:
- Date of Composition is unknown
- General Note:
- Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
- General Note:
- Poetic Form: Shairi
- General Note:
- Extent: 51 leaves
- General Note:
- Incipit: Enyi ndugu na rafiki, nataka kuwaarifu mashujaa na wanyonge
- General Note:
- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Siu District
- General Note:
- Purchased from Kegan Paul, November 1948
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
- Resource Identifier:
- MS 53825 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53825a ( SOAS manuscript number )
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