| Description |
xviii, 558 pages, folded plate : map ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Oxford library of African literature
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Oxford library of African literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 522-536). |
| 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. |
| Subject |
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 |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section) DLC
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Finnegan, Ruth H. Oral literature in Africa. Oxford, Clarendon P., 1970 (OCoLC)573613466 |
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Online version: Finnegan, Ruth H. Oral literature in Africa. Oxford, Clarendon P., 1970 (OCoLC)631952853 |
| ISBN |
0198151314 |
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9780198151319 |
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0195724135 (O.U.P.) |
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9780195724134 (O.U.P.) |
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