| Description |
1 online resource (xlii, 568 pages) : illustrations. |
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data file |
| Series |
World oral literature series ; volume 1
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World oral literature series ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-542) and index. |
| Contents |
"Oral" nature of African unwritten literature -- Perception of African oral literature -- 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. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Note |
© 2012 Ruth Finnegan, Foreword © 2012 Mark Turin. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Folk literature.
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Folk literature. |
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Folk literature, African -- History and criticism.
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Folk literature, African. |
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Oral tradition -- Africa.
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Oral tradition. |
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Africa. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Subject |
African literature -- Orally transmitted literature -- to 1969 -- Critical studies.
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Post-colonial literature.
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| Other Form: |
9781906924713 |
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9781906924706 |
| ISBN |
9781906924720 (pdf) |
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1906924724 |
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9781906924737 (epub) |
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1906924732 |
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9781906924744 (mobi) |
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1906924740 |
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9781906924706 |
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1906924708 (Trade Paper) |
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1906924716 (Trade Cloth) |
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9781906924713 (Trade Cloth) |
| Standard No. |
9781906924706 |
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