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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Mandingo |
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Lewiston :
Edwin Mellen Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 folklore. The author argues that the story should be treated as an epic myth that was pieced together by different authors over several centuries, which may or may not have been the result of observing real events. It may have been an imaginative narrative representing cultural norms with verbal symbol. |
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| Notas: | Published in 2012, with Pointer rather than Bird credited as translator, under the title: A translation into English of the epic of Kambili (an African mythic hero). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773444331 0773444335 |