Publications of the Opland Collection of Xhosa Literature – serie
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15 produkter
Isizwe esinembali
Xhosa histories and poetry (1873–1888)
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1933 kr
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Edition and translation of all of William Wellington Gqoba's clearly identifiable writings in isiXhosa and English, with a comprehensive introductionWilliam Wellington Gqoba (1840-88) was prominent among the African intellectuals emerging in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa towards the end …
Iimbali zamanyange
historical poems
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1415 kr
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Eight of David Livingstone Phakamile Yali-Manisi's narrative poems, in isiXhosa and English translation, with a comprehensive introductionDavid Livingstone Phakamile Yali-Manisi (1926-99) was a Thembu imbongi, the most powerful exponent of the art of praise poetry in the Xhosa language, in the …
Umoya wembongi
Collected poems (1922–1935)
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1711 kr
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All 65 of John Solilo's poems from Izala, now out of print, with an additional 28 first published in newspapers, in isiXhosa and English translation, with a comprehensive introductionJohn Solilo (1864-1940) was a prolific contributor to Xhosa-language newspapers. He submitted letters and articles …
Iziganeko zesizwe
Occasional poems (1900–1943)
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1933 kr
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Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi's occasional poems, in isiXhosa and English translation, with a comprehensive introductionSamuel Edward Krune Mqhayi (1875-1945) was the most prominent South African imbongi of his day, a Xhosa oral poet who declaimed his impromptu poetry on occasions of significance to …
Xhosa Poets and Poetry
Second edition, updated and revised
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1933 kr
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Essays examining the poetry and leading poets of the Xhosa-speaking peoples in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesThe Xhosa-speaking peoples who settled along the south-eastern seaboard of South Africa promoted traditions of praise poetry (izibongo), poetry produced orally by men and women, …
Xhosa literature
Spoken and printed words
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1711 kr
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Essays examining isiXhosa oral literature, novels and journalism and the interconnections between them in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesXhosa Literature: Spoken and Printed Words consists of fourteen essays addressing Xhosa literature in three media - the spoken word, newspapers and books. …
Lexicography
Notes on Xhosa lore and language (1909–1934)
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1711 kr
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Articles on Xhosa language and folkloreRobert Godfrey's major contribution to Xhosa-language studies is his revised and expanded edition, published in 1915, of Albert Kropf's classic Kafir-English Dictionary (1899). As a member of the staff of the Blythswood Institution, Godfrey edited the …
Iimbali zamandulo
Stories of the past (1838–1910)
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1731 kr
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Recollections of ordinary people, in isiXhosa and English translation, of daily life and historical events in the nineteenth centuryIimbali zamandulo - 'Stories of the Past' - is a selection of historical testimonies produced by Xhosa-speaking residents of the Eastern Cape between 1838 and 1910. …
Hadi waseluhlangeni
Collected writings (1873–1916)
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1933 kr
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All the clearly identifiable writings of Jonas Ntsiko, the 'national harp' of South Africa, in English and in isiXhosaIn the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Xhosa literature was dominated by two writers: William Wellington Gqoba and Jonas Ntsiko. Gqoba's status and reputation are today …
Izibongo zoogxa
poems on contemporaries (1902–1944)
Av Jeff Opland
Inbunden, 2025
1267 kr
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33 poems by Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, in isiXhosa and English translation, with a comprehensive introductionSamuel Edward Krune Mqhayi is renowned and justly celebrated as the most accomplished writer in the Xhosa language, the author of collections of poetry, novels, biographies, monographs, …
John Solilo
Umoya Wembongi Collected Poems (1922-1935)
Av Jeff Opland
Häftad, 2016
233 kr
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For 40 years, between 1900 and 1939, John Solilo (1864-1940) was a prolific contributor to Xhosa-language newspapers under his own name and under the pseudonyms Mde-ngelimi (Master Wordsmith) and Kwanguye (It's Still Him). He submitted letters and articles on a variety of issues, local news reports …
Xhosa Poets and Poetry
Publications of the Opland Collection of Xhosa literature, volume 4
Av Jeff Opland
Häftad, 2017
409 kr
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The Xhosa-speaking peoples who settled along the south-eastern seaboard of South Africa promoted traditions of praise poetry (izibongo), poetry produced orally by men and women, adults and children, about people, clans, ancestors and animals. Throughout the nineteenth century, authors who used the …
Xhosa Literature
Spoken and Printed Words
Av Jeff Opland
Häftad, 2018
361 kr
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Xhosa Literature: Spoken and Printed Words consists of fourteen essays addressing Xhosa literature in three media – the spoken word, newspapers and books. Literary critics tend to focus on Xhosa literature published in books; some attention has been paid to Xhosa oral poetry and tales, but by and …
Lexicography
Notes on Xhosa Lore and Language (1909-1934)
Av Robert Godfrey, Jeff Opland
Häftad, 2019
251 kr
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Robert Godfrey’s major contribution to Xhosa-language studies is his revised and expanded edition, published in 1915, of Albert Kropf’s classic Kafir-English Dictionary (1899). As a member of the staff of the Blythswood Institution, Godfrey edited the Blythswood Review, and in 1924, in preparation …
Iimbali Zamandulo
Stories of the Past (1838-1910)
Häftad, 2019
251 kr
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Iimbali Zamandulo – ‘Stories of the Past’– is a selection of historical testimonies produced by Xhosa-speaking residents of the Eastern Cape between 1838 and 1910. These narratives offer fresh insights into the history of the Xhosa-speaking peoples, providing their own perspectives on their own …
