TABANISM

Tabanism explores the overlooked in the poetry of a
man much misunderstood. Tabanism penetrates the
cacophony, the mist, and the dust of erudite lingua
shrouding Taban s poetry to present the hidden man
and his struggles with life, poetry, society and
religion. Unraveling the art and artist becomes
necessary in the study of Taban lo Liyong s poetry
because over time critics have obscured Taban s true
worth as a modern African poet by disparagingly
describing his work as gnomic as if to say
impenetrable.
Whereas critics like Balogun Odun and Ogo Ofuani
seek to understand the language of Taban in The
uniformed Man and Another Nigger Dead, Tabanism is a
near exhaustive study of themes, style and influence
of Modernism in Taban s Frantz Fanon s Uneven Ribs.
In addition, by delving into Taban lo Liyong s
philosophical inclinations and educational
background, Tabanism successfully accounts for the
sources of difficulty that have bedeviled the
consummation of the poetry of one of Africa s best.

Autorentext

James Esamagidi is from Emevor, Delta State of Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Benin, Nigeria where he obtained a B.A. in English and Literature, and Central Michigan University,U.S.A where he obtained M.A. in English and Literature, and M.Sc. in Management Information Systems, with SAP concentration. He is also SAP certified.

Klappentext
Tabanism explores the overlooked in the poetry of a man much misunderstood. Tabanism penetrates the cacophony, the mist, and the dust of erudite lingua shrouding Taban's poetry to present the hidden man and his struggles with life, poetry, society and religion. Unraveling the art and artist becomes necessary in the study of Taban lo Liyong's poetry because over time critics have obscured Taban's true worth as a modern African poet by disparagingly describing his work as "gnomic"- as if to say impenetrable. Whereas critics like Balogun Odun and Ogo Ofuani seek to understand the language of Taban in The uniformed Man and Another Nigger Dead, Tabanism is a near exhaustive study of themes, style and influence of Modernism in Taban's Frantz Fanon's Uneven Ribs. In addition, by delving into Taban lo Liyong's philosophical inclinations and educational background, Tabanism successfully accounts for the sources of "difficulty" that have bedeviled the consummation of the poetry of one of Africa's best.