The Study of Yoruba Literature: an Assessment

The Study of Yoruba Literature: an Assessment

The history of the study of Yoruba literature dates back to about one hundred and twenty-five years ago. During this period-a lot of collection of oral literature was made and many critical works were published on oral and written literature. It is therefore necessary at this juncture to assess whet...

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Main Author:	Wande, Abimbola
Format:	Lecture
Language:	English
Published:	Obafemi Awolowo University Press 2013
Subjects:	Yoruba culture African Language Yoruba Literature Yoruba language Yoruba people Ifa literary corpus Ife priests Yoruba prose Yoruba history Yoruba philosophy Yoruba medicine Yoruba folklore Yoruba oral poetry Oriki Ijala Alo Itan Yoruba poetry Yoruba oral literature
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