The So-called “Generation of Independance” in Mauritania through Five of its Poets
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https://doi.org/10.30827/meaharabe.v72.24820Keywords:
Mauritanian literature. Mauritanian poetry. Ŷīl al-istiqlāl (Generation of Inde- pendence). Poets of the Independence GenerationAbstract
Important historical events sometimes result in the emergence of a collective awareness that can turn into a political, social, cultural or literary movement. The proclamation of independence in several Arab countries led to the birth of literary trends. This was the case in Mauritania in the 1960s when, after gaining its independence, a poetic movement called Ŷīl al-istiqlāl (Generation of Independence) emerged. The poets who witnessed the birth and early years of the new state became aware of the need to renew poetry in order to initiate the Mauritanian literary nahḍa. In this article we outline the main characteristics of the group of poets known as Ŷīl al-istiqlāl through the biographies and sample poems of five poets, and also discuss the stylistic differences that can be observed within this Generation.
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