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The graying of the raven : cultural and sociopolitical significance of Algerian folk poetry

Title
The graying of the raven : cultural and sociopolitical significance of Algerian folk poetry / Aida Adib Bamia.
Author
Bamia, Aida A. (Aida Adib)
Publication
Cairo ; New York : American University of Cairo Press, 2001.

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Description
x, 141 pages : map; 24 cm
Subject
  • Folk poetry, Arabic > Algeria > History and criticism
  • Dialect poetry, Arabic > Algeria > History and criticism
  • 18.74 modern Arabic literature
  • Dialect poetry, Arabic
  • Folk poetry, Arabic
  • Volkslyrik
  • Volkscultuur
  • Volksdichtkunst
  • Algeria
  • Algerien
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Poems (texts)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-135) and index.
Contents
1. The Power of Folk-Poetry -- Poetry as Messenger -- Historical Overview -- Folk Poetry as an Expression of National Identity -- Folk Poetry as History -- Folk Traditions and War -- Folkore and French Colonialism -- 2. The History of the Malhun -- Algerian Malhun: An Overview -- The Malhun: Memory of the People -- Poetic Folk Genres -- Themes of Algerian Folk Poetry -- The Setif Massacres: A Turning Point in Algeria's History -- Colonized Mentalities -- 3. Muhammad bin al-Tayyib 'Alili: A Man for All Seasons -- The Man -- An Atypical Peasant -- The Poet's Period -- 4. 'Alili's Repertoire -- The Poet -- The Poems of Strength -- The Trials of Tulba and Marabouts -- Arab Versus Berber -- The Kabyle Myth -- The Poems of Weakness -- The Hoe -- Rice -- Burning Fever in Bu Halwan -- Untitled Poem -- Sleeping in 'Afrun -- Drought.
ISBN
  • 9774246675
  • 9789774246678
LCCN
2002360907
OCLC
  • ocm48984847
  • 48984847
  • SCSB-1254285
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library