Epic poetry in Swahili and other African languages / by Jan Knappert.
Jan Knappert
BookProfessor Pointer is the first person to offer an English translation of the Epic of Kambili, an African heroic myth. The book is careful to point out that this text deserves to be read by myth scholars and shows that the literary tradition of epic myth-telling extends to Africa through its oral folklore. The author argues that the story should be treated as an epic myth that was pieced together by different authors over several centuries, which may or may not have been the result of observing real events. It may have been an imaginative narrative representing cultural norms with verbal symbol
Title |
African Oral Epic Poetry [electronic resource] : Praising the Deeds of a Mythic Hero |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Publisher |
Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press |
Creation Date |
2012 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. English |
Content |
AFRICAN ORAL EPIC POETRY: Praising the Deeds of a Mythic Hero Copyright Page Dedication An Ancedote Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One - Some Background on the Epic Chapter Two - Griots and Griottes: Composers and Performers Chapter Three - Kambili and History Chapter Four - The Hero of the Epic Chapter Five - Poet and Accompanists Chapter Six - Modes and Methods of Composition in Kambili Chapter Seven - Praise Songs, Traditional Religion and Islam Chapter Eight - Birth, Tasks and Triumph Chapter Nine - In Praise of Kambili Sananfila Chapter Ten - The Story: A SynopsisThe Epic of Kambili - By the Wasulu Hunter's Musician Seydou Camara Bibliography Index |
Extent |
1 online resource (322 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010701094805171 |
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