Reclaiming my dreams : oral narratives by Wanjĩra wa Rũkenya /

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A woman yearns for self-assurance to be a woman of dreams, of song and poetry. The feel of life, buried by over socialisation and domestication processes, oppressed by the surrounding culture and dealing with a problem without a name, is lifted in the process of dreaming, singing songs and reciting...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rũkenya, Wanjĩra wa, 1937- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kabira, Wanjiku Mukabi (Editor ), Waita, Njogu (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Kikuyu
Publicado: Nairobi, Kenya : University of Nairobi Press, 2010.
Temas:
Kikuyu (African people) > Folklore.
Folk literature, Kikuyu > Kenya.
Folklore > Kenya.
Kikuyu (Peuple d'Afrique) > Folklore.
African history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Folk literature, Kikuyu
Folklore
Kikuyu (African people)
Kenya
Literary Criticism
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Narratives; List of Photographs; Preface; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1
  • Introducing Wanjira, the Artist; First Encounter With Wanjira; Who is Wanjira wa Rukenya?; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2
  • The Artist and Society; Wanjira the Story Teller; CHAPTER 3
  • Gender Perspective in Wanjira's Narratives; Introduction; Gender Perspective of the Narratives; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4
  • Technique and Devices; Introduction; Narrator's Instructions and Comments; Interaction with the Audience; Use of Dialogue; Use of Audience.
  • Dialogue Between Characters in the StoriesUse of Ideophones; Wanjira's Use of Song; Repetition; Characterization; CHAPTER 5
  • Wanjira's Narratives; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back cover.

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