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1 online resource (xlii, 568 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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| 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 |
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. |
| 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 |
Viewed on 2020-04-08. |
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© 2012 Ruth Finnegan, Foreword © 2012 Mark Turin. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Folk literature.
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Folk literature, African -- History and criticism.
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Oral tradition -- Africa.
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Littérature populaire.
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Littérature populaire africaine -- Histoire et critique.
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Tradition orale -- Afrique.
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Literature and literary studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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DRAMA -- African.
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Folk literature
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Folk literature, African
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Oral tradition
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Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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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) |
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2821817177 |
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9782821817173 |
| Standard No. |
9781906924706 |
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AU@ 000053030166 |
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AU@ 000056871673 |
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AU@ 000066531630 |
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DEBBG BV043776456 |
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DEBBG BV044109679 |
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DEBSZ 452583144 |
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DEBSZ 47279051X |
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DKDLA 800010-katalog:99122068260505763 |
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GBVCP 100865891X |
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NLGGC 357563034 |
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NZ1 15177440 |
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