Poetry and Patronage: The socio-cultural and historical vision of Raditladi’s Sefalana sa Monate (2018) written by Prof Sekepe Matjila and published by Bokone Bophirima Publishing House

Abstract

Critical works that focus on writers of African languages are more important than ever before if we hope to fully understand early works of African writing and the aspirations of those behind them. Such analysis is important because it also provides critical information on the culture, customs, times, and values of the communities the authors represent. This is significant not only for the appreciation of such works but also for the preservation of the culture and mores contained in such works. Therefore, Poetry and Patronage: The socio-cultural and historical vision of Raditladi's Sefalana sa Monate fills an important gap by providing a critical study that examines an African writer/poet and the corpus of his work.