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050 4 _aPL8010.F5 2012
082 0 _a398.2096
100 1 _aFinnegan, Ruth.
245 1 0 _aOral Literature in Africa.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aCambridge, UK :
_bOpen Book Publishers,
_c1976.
264 4 _c©2012.
300 _a1 online resource (616 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aWorld Oral Literature Series ;
_vv.1
505 0 _aIntro -- 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.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aTurin, Mark.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aFinnegan, Ruth
_tOral Literature in Africa
_dCambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers,c1976
_z9781906924713
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aWorld Oral Literature Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3384109
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