Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. A note on the representation of metrical patterns 8
5. Part I: Wolof and Swahili literary contexts
6. Part I: Wolof and Swahili literary contexts 9
7. 1 The Swahili world: Considerations towards literary periodization 13
8. 2 Islam and Islamisation in Senegambia 41
9. Conclusion: Swahili and Wolof experiences in comparison 66
10. Part II: Stylistics, prosody and metrics: A theoretical background
11. Part II: Stylistics, prosody and metrics: A theoretical background 69
12. 3 Prosody and metrics in the African contexts 73
13. 4 Fundamentals of the theory of ʿArūḍ 116
14. Part III: The Swahili and Wolof prosodies and metres
15. 5 Metre in Swahili poetry 147
16. 6 Metre in Wolof poetry 222
17. Part IV: Metric and prosodic changes in comparative perspective
18. 7 Comparing influences 287
19. Conclusion 323
20. References
21. Index