The Political Rhythm In The Poetry Of Jack Mapanje The Chattering Wagtail Of Mikuyu Prison And Of Chameleons And Gods: The South African Experience

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY             Literature in South Africa during the time of Jack Mapanje was protest literature. It has it roots in the unique political situation of the country.             The political Rhythm in South Africa is a policy of discrimination, which is also know as Apartheid and deceptively called a policy of separate development by the whites in South Africa.             By this policy of colour segregation, the white population is accorded a supreme position over the blacks and the coloured in all aspects of life are relegalled to the back…