LEADER 07066 am 22006373u 450 001 9910139052503321 005 20230704230815.0 010 $a1-906924-73-2 010 $a2-8218-1717-7 010 $a1-906924-72-4 035 $a(CKB)2560000000103207 035 $a(EBL)3384109 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000939988 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11553614 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000939988 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10939137 035 $a(PQKB)11667852 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00125135 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3384109 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10715024 035 $a(OCoLC)923318037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3384109 035 $a(FrMaCLE)OB-obp-1154 035 $a(PPN)182831728 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000103207 100 $a20130614d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOral literature in Africa$b[electronic resource] /$fRuth Finnegan 210 $aCambridge $cOpen Book Publishers$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (xliv, 570 pages)$cillustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s) 225 0 $aWorld oral literature series,$x2050-7933 ;$vv. 1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-906924-70-8 311 $a1-906924-71-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents -- Online Resources -- Illustrations -- Forward by Mark Turin -- Prefaces -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Note on Sources and References -- I. Introduction -- 1. The 'oral' nature of African unwritten literature -- The significance of performance in actualization, transmission, and composition -- Audience and occasion -- Implications for the study of oral literature. -- Oral art as literature. -- 2. The perception of African oral literature -- Nineteenth-century approaches and collections -- Speculations and neglect in the twentieth century -- Recent trends in African studies and the revival of interest in oral literature -- 3. The social, linguistic, and literary background -- Social and literary background -- The linguistic basis ? the example of Bantu -- Some literary tools -- Presentation of the material -- The literary complexity of African cultures -- II. Poetry -- 4. Poetry and patronage-- ?a Variations in the poet's position. Court poets. Religious patronage. Free-lance and wandering poets. Part-time poets. A note on 'epic' -- 5. Panegyric. Introductory: nature and distribution; composers and reciters; occasions. Southern Bantu praise poetry: form and style; occasions and delivery; traditional and contemporary significance -- 6. Elegiac poetry -- General and introductory. Akan funeral dirges: content and themes; structure, style, and delivery; occasions and functions; the dirge as literature -- 7. Religious poetry -- Introductory. Didactic and narrative religious poetry and the Islamic tradition; the Swahili tenzi. Hymns, prayers, and incantations: general survey; the Fante Methodist lyric. Mantic poetry: Sotho divining praises; odu Ifa (Yoruba) -- 8. Special purpose poetry ? war, hunting, and work -- Military poetry: Nguni; Akan. Hunting poetry: Yoruba ijala; Ambo hunters' songs. Work songs -- 9. Lyric -- Occasions. Subject-matter. Form. Composition-- ?a 10. Topical and political songs -- Topical and local poetry. Songs of political parties and movements: Mau Mau hymns; Guinea R.D.A. songs; Northern Rhodesian party songs -- 11. Children's songs and rhymes -- Lullabies and nursery rhymes. Children's games and verses; Southern Sudanese action songs -- III. Prose -- 12. Prose narratives I. Problems and theories -- Introductory. Evolutionist interpretations. Historical-geographical school. Classification and typologies. Structural-functional approach. Conclusion -- 13. Prose narratives II. Content and form -- What is known to date: content and plot; main characters. Types of tales: animal stories; stories about people; 'myths'; 'legends' and historical narratives. What demands further study: occasions; role of narrators; purpose and function; literary conventions; performance; originality and authorship. Conclusion -- 14. Proverbs-- ?a The significance and concept of the proverb. Form and style. Content. Occasions and functions. Specific examples: Jabo; Zulu; Azande. Conclusion. -- 15. Riddles -- Riddles and related forms. Style and content. Occasions and uses. Conclusion -- 16. Oratory, formal speaking, and other stylized forms -- Oratory and rhetoric: Burundi; Limba. Prayers, curses, etc. Word play and verbal formulas. Names -- IV. Some special forms -- 17. Drum language and literature -- Introductory ? the principle of drum language. Examples of drum literature: announcements and calls; names; proverbs; poetry. Conclusion -- 18. Drama. Introductory. Some minor examples: Bushman 'plays'; West African puppet shows. Mande comedies. West African masquerades: South-Eastern Nigeria; Kalabari. Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Maps -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $a"Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. This revised edition makes Finnegan's ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images and an updated bibliography, as well as its original chapters on poetry, prose, "drum language" and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa. Oral Literature in Africa has been accessed by hundreds of readers in over 60 different countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and numerous other African countries. The digital editions of this book are free to download thanks to the generous support of interested readers and organisations, who made donations using the crowd-funding website Unglue.it. Oral Literature in Africa is part of our World Oral Literature Series in conjunction with the World Oral Literature Project. This volume is complemented by original recordings of stories and songs from the Limba country (Sierra Leone), collected by Finnegan during her fieldwork in the late 1960's, which are hosted by the World Oral Literature Project and are freely accessible here [i.e., publisher's website]"--Publisher's website. 410 0$aWorld oral literature series ;$vVolume 1. 606 $aFolk literature, African$xHistory and criticism 606 $aOral tradition$zAfrica 615 0$aFolk literature, African$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aOral tradition 676 $a808.81 700 $aFinnegan$b Ruth H$01093904 712 02$aOpen Book Publishers, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910139052503321 996 $aOral literature in Africa$92613067 997 $aUNINA