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FREE BOOK! Oral Literature in Africa by Ruth Finnegan 2012 READ online or DOWNLOAD pdf or epub more FREE BOOKS from lascasbookshelf.tumblr.com ||| Publisher’s Blurb ||| 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. ||| Contents ||| List of Illustrations Forward by Mark Turin Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements Acknowledgements: Addendum 2012 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 Map Bibliography Index -- source link
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