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Oral literature in Africa / Ruth Finnegan.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: World oral literature series ; volume 1Publication details: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xlii, 568 pages) : illustrations. 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781906924720 (pdf)
  • 9781906924737 (epub)
  • 9781906924744 (mobi)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No title; No titleLOC classification:
  • PL8010 .F56 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Scope and content: "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.
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Books Books Zetech Library - Mang'u General Stacks Non-fiction PL8010 .F56 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C1 Checked out 01/10/2024 Z009293
Books Books Zetech Library - Mang'u General Stacks Non-fiction PL8010 .F56 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C2 Available Z009292
Books Books Zetech Library - TRC General Stacks Non-fiction PL8010 .F56 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C3 Available Z009291

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.

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