Oral literature in Africa /

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"Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. This revised edition mak...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Finnegan, Ruth H.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2012.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
"Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. 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 its original chapters on poetry, prose, "drum language" and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa. Oral Literature in Africa has been accessed by hundreds of readers in over 60 different countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and numerous other African countries. The digital editions of this book are free to download thanks to the generous support of interested readers and organisations, who made donations using the crowd-funding website Unglue.it. Oral Literature in Africa is part of our World Oral Literature Series in conjunction with the World Oral Literature Project. This volume is complemented by original recordings of stories and songs from the Limba country (Sierra Leone), collected by Finnegan during her fieldwork in the late 1960's, which are hosted by the World Oral Literature Project and are freely accessible here [i.e., publisher's website]"--Publisher's website.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xliv, 570 pages): illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s).
text file
Also available in print form.
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schriftenreihe:
World oral literature series,
ISBN:
9781906924737
1906924732
9782821817173
2821817177
9781906924720
1906924724
ISSN:
2050-7933 ;
Schlagworte:
Folk literature, African > History and criticism.
Oral tradition > Africa.
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