African oral epic poetry : praising the deeds of a mythic hero /

Professor 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 fol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pointer, Fritz H.
Otros Autores: Bird, Charles S. (Charles Stephen), 1935-, Koita, Mamadou, Soumaoro, Bourama, Kamara, Seyidu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Mandingo
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2013.
Temas:
Epic poetry, Mandingo.
Epic poetry, African.
Mandingo poetry > Translations into English.
Oral tradition > Africa, West.
Griots > Africa, West.
Heroes > Mythology > Africa, West.
Tradition orale > Afrique occidentale.
Griots > Afrique occidentale.
Poésie épique mandingue.
Poésie épique africaine.
LITERARY CRITICISM > African.
Epic poetry, African
Epic poetry, Mandingo
Griots
Heroes > Mythology
Mandingo poetry
Oral tradition
West Africa
Translations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Some background on the epic
  • Griots and griottes : composers and performers
  • Kambili and history
  • The hero of the epic
  • Poet and accompanists
  • Modes and methods of composition in Kambili
  • Praise songs, traditional religion and Islam
  • Birth, tasks and triumph of Kambili
  • In praise of Kambili Sananfila
  • The story : a synopsis
  • The epic of Kambili.

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