Iconic Celebration of Charms and Friendship in Poetry: Fálétí’s “Adébímpé Ọ̀jẹ́dòkun”
“Adébímpé Ọ̀jẹ́dòkun” is a heroic poetry with the resemblance of a tragic history. It is a hunter’s dirge, where the griot happens to be a friend to a friend of the fallen hunter. In essence, it is a chant that laments a deep loss of an idol and celebrates the sacred cult of friendship. Here, a fri...
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Main Author: | Michael Oladejo Afoláyan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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LibraryPress@UF
2021-12-01
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Series: | Yoruba Studies Review |
Online Access: | https://ojs.test.flvc.org/ysr/article/view/129979 |
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