TY  - BOOK
AU  - Finnegan,Ruth H.
ED  - Ohio Library and Information Network.
TI  - Oral literature in Africa
T2  - World oral literature series
SN  - 9781906924720
AV  - PL8010 .F56 2012eb
U1  - 398.2096 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Open Book Publishers
KW  -  
KW  - Folk literature
KW  - Folk literature, African
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Oral tradition
KW  - Africa
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - fast
N1  - Include index; Includes bibliographical references and index; The "oral" nature of African unwritten literature --; The perception of African oral literature --; The social, linguistic, and literary background --; Poetry and patronage --; Panegyric --; Elegiac poetry --; Religious poetry --; Special purpose poetry : war, hunting, and work --; Lyric --; Topical and political songs --; Children's songs and rhymes --; Prose narratives I : problems and theories --; Prose narratives II : content and form --; Proverbs --; Riddles --; Oratory, formal speaking, and other stylized forms --; Drum language and literature --; Drama; Open Access Electronic Book
N2  - "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
UR  - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5vjsmr
ER  -