Oral literature in 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 original chapters on poetry, prose, 'drum language' and drama, and an overview...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finnegan, Ruth H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Open Book Publishers 2012, 2012
Series:World oral literature series
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"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 original chapters on poetry, prose, 'drum language' and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa."--Back cover
Physical Description:xlii, 568 pages illustrations
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