The Yùngbà Panegyric Poem: A Metatext Of The Ọ̀yọ́ Empire.
In line with previous studies (Quint 1993, Stetkevych, S. 2002, Bauman and Briggs 1990), which have established the relationship between genre and ideology, this paper is founded on the premise that the literary form and content of the Yùngbà panegyric poem is intimately related to the idea of Yorùb...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Journal of African Studies Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 27 - 54 |
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The paper starts with the argument that the Yùngbà panegyric is a metatext. The study defines a metatext as an independent text created in direct relation to an extant text called a prototext, either as a commentary (Genette 1997) or a translation (Popovic 1976) of the extant prototext. Linking the metatext to the reputation of the extant text, the study maintains that the subject of the metatext, the Aláàfin's (king's) name (reputation), is judged by the volume and ingenuity of the poems composed in his name and his empire. Put differently, the heroic deeds of the king are the main text, which in turn earn the Alaafin a metatext of praise names and epithets, which go on to form the basis of the composition of the Yùngbà praise poem. Finally, the paper argues that the Yùngbà is not just a metatext, but that it is a metatext of empire--specifically a metatext of the Ọ̀yọ́ empire. The Yùngbà promulgates a myth of kingship that legitimizes the king (Stetkevych 2002). The way the Yùngbà is constituted as text (Barber 1999), is a reflexive process on the part of the poet, who is conscious of empire as she weaves her metatext to validate Ọ̀yọ́ imperial hegemony. The study further demonstrates that the Yorùbá-Ọ̀yọ́ society is a reflective one, revisiting the past by re-enacting it and shaping the future through its collective memory. The Empire is the reason for the existence of the royal Yùngbà panegyric genre and vice versa. Conformément aux études antérieures (Quint 1993, Stetkevych, S. 2002, Bauman et Briggs 1990) qui ont établi le lien entre le genre et l'idéologie, cet article est fondé sur le principe que la forme et le contenu littéraires du poème panégyrique Yùngbà sont intimement liés à l'idée de l'hégémonie impériale Yorùbá-Ọ̀yọ́. L'article commence par l'argument selon lequel le panégyrique Yùngbà est un métatexte. L'étude définit un métatexte comme un texte indépendant créé en relation directe avec un texte existant appelé prototexte, soit comme un commentaire (Genette 1997), soit comme une traduction (Popovic 1976) du prototexte existant. Reliant le métatexte à la réputation du texte existant, l'étude soutient que le sujet du métatexte, le nom, c.-à-d., la réputation de l'Alaafin (le roi), est jugé par le volume et par l'ingéniosité des poèmes composés en son nom et son empire. En d'autres termes, les actes héroïques du roi constituent le texte principal, qui, à son tour, valent à l'Alaafin un métatexte de noms et d'épithètes d'éloge, qui forment, par la suite, la base de la composition du poème d'éloge Yùngbà. Enfin, l'article soutient que le poème Yùngbà n'est pas seulement un métatexte, mais qu'il est un métatexte de l'empire - en particulier, un métatexte de l'empire Ọ̀yọ́. Le poème Yùngbà promulgue un mythe de la royauté qui légitime le roi (Stetkevych 2002). La façon dont le poème Yùngbà est constitué en tant que texte (Barber 1999), est un processus réflexif de la part de la poétesse, qui est consciente de l'empire, en tissant son métatexte pour valider l'hégémonie impériale d'Ọ̀yọ́. L'étude démontre, en outre, que la société Yorùbá-Ọ̀yọ́ est une société réflexive, revisitant le passé en le reconstituant et façonnant l'avenir à travers sa mémoire collective. L'Empire est la raison d'être du genre panégyrique royal Yùngbà et vice versa. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Contemporary Journal of African Studies is the property of Institute of African Studies and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. 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