Oral literature in Africa /
Finnegan, Ruth H.,
Oral literature in Africa / Ruth Finnegan. - Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2012. - 1 online resource (xlii, 568 pages) : illustrations. 23 cm. - World oral literature series ; volume 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-542) and index.
The "oral" nature of African unwritten literature -- The perception of African oral literature -- The social, linguistic, and literary background -- Poetry and patronage -- Panegyric -- Elegiac poetry -- Religious poetry -- Special purpose poetry : war, hunting, and work -- Lyric -- Topical and political songs -- Children's songs and rhymes -- Prose narratives I : problems and theories -- Prose narratives II : content and form -- Proverbs -- Riddles -- Oratory, formal speaking, and other stylized forms -- Drum language and literature -- Drama.
"This revised edition makes Finnegan's ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images, and an updated bibliography, as well as original chapters on poetry, prose, 'drum language' and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa."--Back cover.
9781906924720 (pdf) 9781906924737 (epub) 9781906924744 (mobi)
22573/ctt5n0c56 JSTOR
2019467807
Folk literature.
Folk literature, African--History and criticism.
Oral tradition--Africa.
Electronic books.
PL8010 / .F56 2012
Oral literature in Africa / Ruth Finnegan. - Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2012. - 1 online resource (xlii, 568 pages) : illustrations. 23 cm. - World oral literature series ; volume 1 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-542) and index.
The "oral" nature of African unwritten literature -- The perception of African oral literature -- The social, linguistic, and literary background -- Poetry and patronage -- Panegyric -- Elegiac poetry -- Religious poetry -- Special purpose poetry : war, hunting, and work -- Lyric -- Topical and political songs -- Children's songs and rhymes -- Prose narratives I : problems and theories -- Prose narratives II : content and form -- Proverbs -- Riddles -- Oratory, formal speaking, and other stylized forms -- Drum language and literature -- Drama.
"This revised edition makes Finnegan's ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images, and an updated bibliography, as well as original chapters on poetry, prose, 'drum language' and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa."--Back cover.
9781906924720 (pdf) 9781906924737 (epub) 9781906924744 (mobi)
22573/ctt5n0c56 JSTOR
2019467807
Folk literature.
Folk literature, African--History and criticism.
Oral tradition--Africa.
Electronic books.
PL8010 / .F56 2012