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In his Kitāb al-Ši'r wa-l-šu'arā', Ibn Qutayba devotes to Imru' al-Qays a notice in two parts, each of which tells a partly different version of the pre-islamic poet's "biography". This article analyses and compares these two parts in order to reveal that they form a structure and to show that this structure became the basis of the poet's legend over the centuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Explores the interfacing of oral and written literature, as displayed and infused with meaning in the genre of Yorùbá neotraditional media poetry. Impact of the rise of media technologies on poets; Link between oral traditions and Yorùbá neotraditional media poetry; Implications of incorporating songs in poems.

Focuses on Tanzanian writer and poet Shaaban Robert and his narrative writing. Description of characters in the tales of Robert; Information on his novel "Kusadikika"; Comments on the educational aim of Robert's works.