Black Woman/Leopold Sedar Senghor/African Literature/Summary/Poem Analysis

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[@nicolasmassoulier6116]

Senghor was the first African to succeed in the grammar aggregation which seems to me more difficult than that of modern literature, the one I passed and which is really not the cool thing, believe me. , before he had managed to enter the very difficulte preparatory classe of Louid le Grand where he rubbed shoulders with Aimé Césaire and Georges Pompidou. (Sanghor was also the first African to become a member of the French Academy in 1983.) Already in Senegal he had been in a French Catholic school, where he obtained a scholarship to come and study in France. It is a pity that in order to pass the aggregation Senghor had to ask for French nationality (as a Senegalese he was only a French subject , not a citizen). During his last twenty years, Senghor lived in France in Normandy with his wife, a very white French girl ^^ . So your little chat about the great Leopold isn't too bad, but the way you hide his huge debt to France, to french culture , that you don't mention his very deep relationship with this country (like his close friendship at Louis le Grand with the future president of the Republique and succesor to De Gaulle, Georges Pompidou), means that you cut people off from more than 60% (and probably more) of what Senghor was . His poem itself, "black woman", when we know his taste for WHITE women, takes on a whole new meaning. In short, by hiding his deep Frenchness, you mutilate Sanghor and his work. Too bad for someone who tries to do well. But literature is not activism. As for Senghor president, there would be a lot to say but this is not the place. We know how extremely authoritarian he could be! But as this marvelous writer wrote, this writer that morons judge without putting it in its historical context: "But this is another story". (R. Kipling) Too bad for someone who was trying to do well. But here it is: literature is not activism. One can even say with confidence that activism KILLS literature. that obviously does not prevent a message from being passed on, but all in nuances or through satire - see Voltaire in chapter 19 of Candide with the black slave from Surinam. Attention! I am not saying all this to discourage you. Talking about Senghor is great. Trying to explain his poetry is a real challenge for someone who is not of French or Francophone culture (which - fortunately! - is not the same thing). So, congratulations and good luck for the future.

[@sereneacademyofenglishlit]

Thanku..i just tried to explain the poem black women written by sanghor and not his life history..Anyway thankyou for this valuable information that you shared with us ❤️

[@OpeoluwaMakinde-ms8ok]

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Can you summarise "Look Back in Anger "Please

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[@lazarusogechiprecious6496]

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[@reltionshipmodus9634]

Very nice explanation. However, this poem is much deeper than all you explained. I'm a poet myself and a Literature teacher.

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[@nimky1422]

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[@fauzianalwoga1002]

Hello. Please help me with how to respond to Bernth Lindfors' views about African literature incase u know of them?

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[@nafisatumagbity4042]

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[@trinsuciramadhani5305]

Thank you for explaining this poem mam, very well explained ❤️ would you like to explain prayer of the mask "prière aux masques" by Senghor? I have an assignment about it but it's difficult to find the source about franchopone literature (especially Africa) in my country i'm curious why he wrote that poem and I can't understand a few vereses. For the exemple : You have composed this image, this my face that bends over the altar of white paper. In the name of your image, listen to me! Now while the Africa of despotism is dying - it is the agony of a pitiable princess, Just like Europe to whom she is connected through the navel. Thank youuu

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[@handsomedevil9769]

Could you active subtitles in English please🥺

[@handsomedevil9769]

I can understand better if I read the subtittles, I’m not a English native speaker :(

[@sereneacademyofenglishlit]

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