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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01x920fw92t| Title: | Oral literature in Africa |
| Contributors: | Finnegan, Rith |
| Keywords: | Folk literature, African--History and criticism Oral tradition--Africa |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | Open Book Publishers CIC Ltd. |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge, UK |
| Description: | Digital edition of the 1970 book (Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198151314) of the same name. Chapter titles: 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 |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01x920fw92t |
| ISBN: | 978–1-906924–72-0 |
| Related resource: | http://unglue.it/work/81724/ |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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