{"product_id":"language-translation-and-poetic-realities-9781501390623","title":"Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities: The Poetry (Afaimo Ati Awon Arofo Miiran) of Akinwumi Isola","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Akínwùmí Ìsòlá (1940–2018), renowned writer, scholar, and sentinel of indigenous African languages, contributed to the development of Yorùbá literary traditions by producing most of his literary works in Yorùbá. \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;His artistic pacesetting in Yorùbá literature included his anthology, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Àfàìmò Àti Àwon Àròfò Mìíràn\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; (1978), which contains poems composed over a significant period in his life. \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Language, Translation, and Poetic Realities\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; considers Ìsòlá’s language use in this anthology; his contributions to the promotion of Yorùbá and African linguistic and cultural values; and the procedures, benefits, and challenges of translating his poetry into English. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In so doing, Akinloyè Òjó examines the understudied relationship between African oral traditions and contemporary African literature, addressing in particular the influential role of traditional forms of praise-singing in contemporary Yorùbá poetry.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781501390623\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Professor or Dr. Akinloye Ojo","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50077541138682,"sku":"9781501390623","price":100.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9781501390623.jpg?v=1786797823","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/language-translation-and-poetic-realities-9781501390623","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}