African Oral Narratives Proverbs Riddles Poetry And Song

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African Oral Narratives Proverbs Riddles Poetry And Song

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Author : Harold Scheub
language : en
Publisher: Hall Reference Books
Release Date : 1977

African Oral Narratives Proverbs Riddles Poetry And Song written by Harold Scheub and has been published by Hall Reference Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Reference categories.

Oral Literature Of The Embu And Mbeere

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Author : Ciarunji Chesaina
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 1997

Oral Literature Of The Embu And Mbeere written by Ciarunji Chesaina and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Fiction categories.

This is a new title from the Kenyan publisher who is publishing works of scholarship on the oral literature of the different groups in Kenya. The background is the rich repository in oral literature of the enduring wisdom and cultural values of the peoples of Africa. Within the proverbs and riddles, oral narratives and songs, philosophical and material cultures are captured and expressed. These ethnic-based oral literature titles seek to preserve this wisdom in the written form. The literature of the Embu and Mbeere of Eastern Kenya is fully explored here by a renowned scholar and writer on oral literature. She covers the historical and cultural background; genres of oral literature and their performance; form and style; and the social functions of oral literature. Literary texts examined are narratives, oral poetry, proverbs, and riddles and puzzles.

Encounter With Oral Literature

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Author : Simon Okumba Miruka
language : en
Publisher: East African Educ. Publ.
Release Date : 1994

Encounter With Oral Literature written by Simon Okumba Miruka and has been published by East African Educ. Publ. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Fiction categories.

The author has undertaken extensive research in oral literature and is the author of A Dictionary of Oral Literature. Here he uses an anthological approach to examine the various genres of oral literature both at the theoretical and analytical level. The anthology emphasises the areas of definition, classification, style and themes. The book is essentially an analysis of the four genres of riddles, proverbs, oral poetry and narratives. It introduces a new way of looking at oral literature, particularly in the case of riddles and proverbs which have received little analytical attention locally in terms of classifying them and discussing their styles and social functions. The author contends that the four genres exist in a continuum rather than as disparate phenomena.

Oral Literature Of The Luo

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Author : Simon Okumba Miruka
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 2001

Oral Literature Of The Luo written by Simon Okumba Miruka and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Literary Criticism categories.

This is the sixth title in a series of titles focussing on the oral literary tradition of various East African ethnic groups - the Maasai, the Embu and the Mbeere amongst others - published by EAEP. Okumba Miruka, particularly known for his contribution to oral literature in Kenya, sets out to contexualise his subject by first explaining about the Luo people and culture - from migratory patterns and economic activity to the concept of divinity, death, warfare and Luo cuisine and eating culture. He then approaches the oral literature of the Luo through the genres of riddles, proverbs, poetry and narratives. For each genre, he offers a general introduction, notes on style, convention, performance and social function, and a wide range of samples, or 'primary texts' with commentaries.

Oral Literature In Africa

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Author : Ruth Finnegan
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2012-09

Oral Literature In Africa written by Ruth Finnegan and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09 with Social Science categories.

Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. 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 its original chapters on poetry, prose, "drum language" and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa. This book is the first volume in the World Oral Literature Series, an ongoing collaboration between OBP and World Oral Literature Project. A free online archive of recordings and photographs that Finnegan made during her fieldwork in the late 1960s is hosted by the World Oral Literature Project (http: //www.oralliterature.org/collections/rfinnegan001.html) and can also be accessed from publisher's website.

African Oral Literature For Schools

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Author : Jane Nandwa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983

African Oral Literature For Schools written by Jane Nandwa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Folk literature categories.

Riddles Folktales And Proverbs From Cameroon

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Author : Comfort Ashu
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2010

Riddles Folktales And Proverbs From Cameroon written by Comfort Ashu and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fiction categories.

In the olden days, after a day's work in the farms, children and parents returned home feeling worn out. As a sort of evening entertainment, children of the same family, compound or village then gathered round a story-teller to listen to folk tales and riddles. This was common in every African home. The listeners participate with joy by joining in the songs and choruses. Sometimes the children were given the opportunity to tell stories that they had known while the adult story-teller listened attentively in order to add more details where necessary. In telling these stories and riddles, children were expected to learn something through all those activities connected with the customs, environment, language and religious practices of their people. This book provides children with stories, riddles and some proverbs that parents ought to have told their children at home but have failed because of their present-day busy schedules. Teachers will fill that vacuum at school as they guide the children in reading the stories, riddles and proverbs in their second language - English. As an instructional tool, this collection will foster literacy, promote cultural awareness and create situations where learners share with one another their personal experiences and traditions.

Introduction To African Oral Literature And Performance

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Author : Bayo Ogunjimi
language : en
Publisher: Africa World Press
Release Date : 2005

Introduction To African Oral Literature And Performance written by Bayo Ogunjimi and has been published by Africa World Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literary Criticism categories.

Rev. ed. of: Introduction to African oral literature. c1991.

A Dictionary Of Oral Literature

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Author : Leteipa Ole Sunkuli
language : en
Publisher: East African Publishers
Release Date : 1990

A Dictionary Of Oral Literature written by Leteipa Ole Sunkuli and has been published by East African Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Social Science categories.

Introduction To African Oral Literature Prose

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Author : Bayo Ogunjimi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

Introduction To African Oral Literature Prose written by Bayo Ogunjimi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Folk literature categories.