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The artists writing throughout the 1906-1938 period are known in Madagascar by two terms: the mpanoratra zokiny (elders), principally born under the former Merina monarchy, and the mpanoratra zandriny (juniors) who were born under the French administration and were typically driven to recapture and celebrate the past before colonization.
This is a list of Malagasy writers This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Rabearivelo is the most internationally famous and influential Malagasy literary figure. [5] [12] Jeune Afrique described him as "Madagascar's greatest poet", [3] a sentiment echoed by Léopold Sédar Senghor, first president of Senegal and founder of the Négritude movement, who called him the "prince of the Malagasy poets". [2]
Contemporary Africa has a range of important poets across many different genres and cultures. Poetry in Africa details more on the history and context of contemporary poetry on the continent. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
This is a list of prominent and notable writers from Africa. It includes poets , novelists , children's writers , essayists , and scholars , listed by country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The Ibonia is an epic poem that has been told in various forms across the island of Madagascar for at least several hundred years. The Ibonia predates the introduction of the printing press in Madagascar in the early part of the 19th century and as such has long been part of the poetic and storytelling oral traditions of the island.
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Academic Dominique Ranaivoson characterized his poetry in two broad categories. The first category are poems that are imbued with rich detail of daily life, using short stanzas and simple vocabulary. These poems recall the Malagasy poetic tradition of hainteny with their emphasis on nostalgia and longing.