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In Praise of Metonymy: The Concepts of 'Tradition' and 'Creativity' in the Transmission of Yoruba Artistry over Time and Space

A foundational essay in Yoruba aesthetic theory arguing that tradition and creativity are not opposed, developing an oríkì-derived poetics of infinite difference and departure.

Author: Olabiyi Babalola Yai
Type: Book
Written: 1993
Edition: 1994
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Language: English
Tradition: Yoruba / Ifá
Identifiers: ISBN9781560983408 (paperback); 9781560983392 (hardcover)

Where to find it

In Praise of Metonymy (Research in African Literatures 24:4, 1993) on JSTOR
The Yoruba Artist: New Theoretical Perspectives on African Arts (ed. Abiodun, Drewal, Pemberton; Smithsonian, 1994) - publication listing