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Leopold Sedar Senghor - The Collected Poetry (Hardcover)
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Leopold Sedar Senghor - The Collected Poetry (Hardcover)
Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French
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The complete poems of Leopold Sedar Senghor, possibly Africa's most
famous poet, are offered in translation for the first time in this
bilingual edition. The book, representing the culmination of a
lifetime of work, includes ""Lost Poems"", a collection of
Senghor's earliest work. Senghor's poetry contrasts the lushness
and wonder of Africa's past with the alienation and loss associated
with assimilation into European culture. Co-founder of the
negritude literary movement, Senghor is concerned that ways be
provided for African and European cultures to enrich each other
while preserving their own cultural identities. His poetry, alive
with sensual imagery, reclaims his ancestral heritage and
celebrates African culture. He writes with an awareness of his
readers, preparing them to receive his culture and its values. With
emotional power, he draws the reader deep into his world. In his
introduction, translator Melvin Dixon places Senghor's writing in a
historical perspective by relating it to his political inolvement.
Dixon also elaborates on the ways in which the poems chronicle
Senghor's own development as an intellectual, particularly on his
struggles with issues of self and cultural identity. Dixon's
translation preserves the integrity of Senghor's work by retaining,
in the original, words and expressions unique to Senghor's African
French, expressions whose meaning would be compromised in
translation.
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