Kenneth David Jackson

List of John Benjamins publications in which Kenneth David Jackson is involved.

Title

Sing Without Shame: Oral traditions in Indo-Portuguese Creole verse

Kenneth David Jackson

This study of literary themes, linguistic practice and cultural traditions analyzes the oral traditions of Indo-Portugese creole verse, as a synthesis from European, African and Asian sources. This musical, dramatic and textual syncretism defines tradition within the group and maintains the… read more

[Creole Language Library, 5] 1990. xxiv, 257 pp.

Articles

Jackson, Kenneth David 2010 8. Transcriação / Transcreation: The Brazilian concrete poets and translation The Translator as Mediator of Cultures, Tonkin, Humphrey and Maria Esposito Frank (eds.), pp. 139–160 | Article

The Brazilian concrete poets Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003) and Augusto de Campos (b. 1931) emphasize creative translation of a synchronic selection of world literature as an integral part of neovanguard poetics and criticism. “Transcriação/transcreation” was the term coined by HC to characterize a… read more

Jackson, Kenneth David 1987 Cant a Sen Vargonya: Portuguese Creole Verse in Sri Lanka Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 2:1, pp. 31–48 | Article

This study analyzes the oral traditions of Sri Lanka Creole Portuguese as a syncretism of European, African, and Asian sources, evidenced in literary themes, linguistic practice, and cultural traditions. Resulting musical, dramatic, and textual practices play a central role in defining tradition… read more