Oral literature in Africa [electronic resource] / Ruth Finnegan
By: Finnegan, Ruth [aut, res].
Contributor(s): Open Book Publishers [pbl] | unglue.it [fnd].
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TextSeries: Include reference. World Oral Literature Series ; 1.Publisher: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2012Description: 570 p. ; maps 24cm.ISBN: 9781906924706 ; 1906924724 (pdf); 9781906924706; 9781906924706; 9781906924706; 9781906924706.Subject(s): Folk literature, African -- History and criticism | Oral tradition -- Africa | African literature -- Orally transmitted literature -- to 1969 -- Critical studiesAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Oral Literature in Africa.DDC classification: 398.2096 Online resources: Connect to resource online Also issued in printAlso available in printScope and content: "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
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SCHOOL OF KISWAHILI AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Welcome to School of Kiswahili and Foreign Langauages Library Nkurumah |
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SCHOOL OF KISWAHILI AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Welcome to School of Kiswahili and Foreign Langauages Library Nkurumah |
non fiction | 398.2096 1 (Browse shelf) | Available | ||
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SCHOOL OF KISWAHILI AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Welcome to School of Kiswahili and Foreign Langauages Library Nkurumah |
non fiction | 398.2096 1 (Browse shelf) | Available |
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Revised edition of: Finnegan, Ruth H. 1970. Oral literature in Africa. Oxford: Clarendon Press
Complementary material (recordings and photographs that Finnegan made during her fieldwork in the late 1960's) is available from the World Oral Literature Project web site (http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/rfinnegan001.html)
Bibliography: p. 511-545
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"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
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℗♭ 2012 Ruth Finnegan, Foreword ℗♭ 2012 Mark Turin
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