THEORIZING AFRICAN ORAL POETIC PERFORMANCE AND AESTHETICS: UDJE DANCE SONGS OF THE URHOBO PEOPLE Contemporary Christian Romance Item Weight : 14

Item Weight : 14

reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope

ISBN-10 : 0802133630

Illustrated edition (October 13

THEORIZING AFRICAN ORAL POETIC PERFORMANCE AND AESTHETICS: UDJE DANCE SONGS OF THE URHOBO PEOPLE Contemporary Christian Romance Item Weight : 14Starting 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