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Oral Literature in Africa.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: World Oral Literature SeriesPublisher: Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 1976Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (616 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781906924720
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Oral Literature in AfricaDDC classification:
  • 398.2096
LOC classification:
  • PL8010.F5 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- ORAL LITERATURE IN AFRICA -- Contents -- Online Resources -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Acknowledgements: Addendum 2011 -- Abbreviations -- Note on Sources and References -- I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. The 'Oral' Nature of African Unwritten Literature -- 2. The Perception of African Oral Literature -- 3. The Social, Linguistic, and Literary Background -- II. POETRY -- 4. Poetry and Patronage -- 5. Panegyric -- 6. Elegiac Poetry -- 7. Religious Poetry -- 8. Special Purpose Poetry- War, Hunting, and Work -- 9. Lyric -- 10. Topical and Political Songs -- 11. Children's Songs and Rhymes -- III. PROSE -- 12. Prose Narratives I. Problems and Theories -- 13. Prose Narratives II. Content and Form -- 14. Proverbs -- 15. Riddles -- 16. Oratory, Formal Speaking, and other Stylized Forms -- IV. SOME SPECIAL FORMS -- 17. Drum Language and Literature -- 18. Drama -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Intro -- ORAL LITERATURE IN AFRICA -- Contents -- Online Resources -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Acknowledgements: Addendum 2011 -- Abbreviations -- Note on Sources and References -- I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. The 'Oral' Nature of African Unwritten Literature -- 2. The Perception of African Oral Literature -- 3. The Social, Linguistic, and Literary Background -- II. POETRY -- 4. Poetry and Patronage -- 5. Panegyric -- 6. Elegiac Poetry -- 7. Religious Poetry -- 8. Special Purpose Poetry- War, Hunting, and Work -- 9. Lyric -- 10. Topical and Political Songs -- 11. Children's Songs and Rhymes -- III. PROSE -- 12. Prose Narratives I. Problems and Theories -- 13. Prose Narratives II. Content and Form -- 14. Proverbs -- 15. Riddles -- 16. Oratory, Formal Speaking, and other Stylized Forms -- IV. SOME SPECIAL FORMS -- 17. Drum Language and Literature -- 18. Drama -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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