Oral literature in Africa

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"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...

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Main Author: Finnegan, Ruth H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2012.
Series:World oral literature series ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Folk literature.
Folk literature, African > History and criticism.
Oral tradition > Africa.
Literature and literary studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
DRAMA > African.
Folk literature
Folk literature, African
Oral tradition
Africa
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of 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.

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