Oral literature in Africa

Oral literature in Africa / Ruth Finnegan.

"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: 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:Click for online access
Description
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
Physical Description:1 online resource (xlii, 568 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-542) and index.
ISBN:9781906924720
1906924724
9781906924737
1906924732
9781906924744
1906924740
9781906924706
1906924708
1906924716
9781906924713
2821817177
9782821817173
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Viewed on 2020-04-08.

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