Author: Allen, J.W.T.
Title: Tendi : Six Examples of a Swahili Classical Verse Form with Translations & Notes
Description: New York, Africana Publishing Corp. (1971). orig. cloth, dustwrapper.. viii, 504 pp, 22x14cm,. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Pages 55 - 486 consist of Swahili text [in Roman character transliteration]with English translation on facing pages. Contents: The Appreciation of Swahili Classical Literature; The Verse Tradition of Swahili Literature; Transliteration; Tendi; Scansion, Rhyme & Metre; Tendi Metre as Sung; Grammatical Notes; Layout; Utendi wa Mwana Kupona - Mwana Kupona's Poem; Utendi wa Ngamia na Paa - The Camel & the Gazelle; Utendi wa Masabibu - Adversity; Utendi wa Mikidadi wa Mayasa - Miqdad & Mayasa; Utendi wa Ayubu - Job; Utendi wa Qiyama - The Last Judgement.

Keywords: African Literature, Swahili Language, Classical Verse, Literary History, Criticism, Tendi Poetry, Metre, East Africa, Tanzania