Tales From The Basotho
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Tales From The Basotho
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Author : Minnie Postma
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-08-04
Tales From The Basotho written by Minnie Postma and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-04 with Social Science categories.
"They say that the eldest of the chief's daughters..." So begins a tale from the Basotho, unfolded by the meager light of a dung fire that burns smokily behind the reed screen sheltering the entrance of the hut. The old ones of the tribe wait until dark before telling their stories, for everyone knows horns will grow from the head of one who tells a story during daylight hours. Tales from the Basotho abounds with elements familiar to folk narrative. The heroes and heroines are the chiefs and their wives, their sons and their daughters. Fantastic creatures frequent the narratives. exhibiting their awful powers. Rustic peace and beauty pervade the stories, as Minnie Postma amply demonstrates in her versions of the tales. Something fearful may be occurring—the dreaded Koeoko pulling the only son of the chief under water—but, at the same time, girls with babies tied to their backs are searching for edible bulbs in the veld, and an old woman dreams in the gentle sunlight in front of the huts. These tales from the Basotho are for entertainment only. There is a tabu against telling tales while the sun shines, because daylight hours must be saved for work. The telling itself is the· reason the story exists, for the audience is already aware of the outcome of each tale. As Wm. Hugh Jansen emphasizes in his foreword, "text" and "context" are often easily interpreted and made accessible in a translation, but Tales from the Basotho is ultimately successful for its rendering of "texture." And texture is doubly hard to convey when the telling itself is of primary importance. Minnie Postma and Susie McDermid have transferred the art of the Basotho raconteur onto the printed page. All the simple, understandable formulas, exclamations, and repetitions used so skillfully by the native storyteller are present. Rhythm is an important element in the tales, and a word, a phrase, even a whole paragraph will be repeated until the rhythm satisfies the storyteller, in tum increasing the appreciation of the listeners.
Tales From The Basotho
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Author : Minnie Postma
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Tales From The Basotho written by Minnie Postma and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
Fairy Tales And Folklore From Lesotho 10 Stories And Taled From Basutoland
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Author : Various Unknown
language : en
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2017-05-29
Fairy Tales And Folklore From Lesotho 10 Stories And Taled From Basutoland written by Various Unknown and has been published by Abela Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-29 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Within this little volume you will find 10 unique folk tales and children's stories from the African mountain Kingdom of Lesotho. Here you will find the story of Takane, who, despite having an arranged marriage, became a happy and devoted wife. The tale of how Khosi chooses Polomahache (Crocodile Child) to be his wife and of Mokete and Morongoe the Snake and many more. Included in these tales are stories of the Sun Chief, evil Witchdoctors, or Ngaka, the equivalent of an Evil Wizard, spells being cast and broken and beautiful maidens being set free. There are also tales of malevolent chiefs who rule their people with a fist of iron, not caring how much innocent blood they shed - and how their comeuppance is delivered by the hero of the day. These tales were collected by Minnie Martin, wife of a Government Official, who came to South Africa and Basutoland, from England, in 1891. To enable a better understanding of the people and their customs, she began to study the language, collected these tales and became fairly fluent in the language. Because the Bantu peoples of Southern Africa had no written language, it must be noted that the first people to record the various languages (the Boers and the British) did so phonetically, writing the language as they heard it being spoken. Unlike most European languages, there has been no influence of Latin, Greek or Arabic, which makes the learning of those languages that little more difficult. Here you speak the word the way it is written e.g. Ngaka is read as In-gaa-kah, Takane as Tak-aan-eh, Khosi as Koh-see etc So sit back and enjoy this unique collection of tales, customs and lore from a little known place, unseen or heard in the West for many generations. 33% of the net profit will be donated to SENTEBALE - a charity supporting children in Lesotho orphaned by AIDS.
Traditional Stories Of The Basotho People
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Author : L. L. Tennant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Traditional Stories Of The Basotho People written by L. L. Tennant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Folk literature, Sotho categories.
Lit Mo Tales From The Basotho Compiled By Minni Postma Translated From The Afrikaans By Susie Mcdermid Analytical Notes By John M Vlach
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Author : Magdalena Jacomina POSTMA
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Lit Mo Tales From The Basotho Compiled By Minni Postma Translated From The Afrikaans By Susie Mcdermid Analytical Notes By John M Vlach written by Magdalena Jacomina POSTMA and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
Myths And Legends Of Botswana Lesotho And Swaziland
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Author : Jan Knappert
language : en
Publisher: Brill Archive
Release Date : 1985-01-01
Myths And Legends Of Botswana Lesotho And Swaziland written by Jan Knappert and has been published by Brill Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-01-01 with Fiction categories.
Basali
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Author : K. Limakatso Kendall
language : en
Publisher: University of Kwazulu Natal Press
Release Date : 1995
Basali written by K. Limakatso Kendall and has been published by University of Kwazulu Natal Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with African literature (English) categories.
A biography of the "glamour boy" of the trade union movement in broadcasting. Heller and his actor colleagues Philip Loeb, Sam Jaffe, and Albert Dekker were instrumental in the formation and growth of the American Federation of Radio Artists and its later incarnation, the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists. They encountered resistance from Senator Joseph McCarthy and the radical right. Includes bandw photos. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
African Story Theatre
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Author : Thomas A. Nevin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
African Story Theatre written by Thomas A. Nevin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with African drama (English) categories.
The Best Of African Folklore
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Author : Phyllis Savory
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Release Date : 2015-03-27
The Best Of African Folklore written by Phyllis Savory and has been published by Penguin Random House South Africa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-27 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Africa has a wonderfully rich store of folk tales that have been passed down from one generation to the next. There are stories about how the world came into being, stories that tell of the relationships between human beings and between man and his environment, and of the lessons to be learned from everyday experience. The tales are like the fairy talkes told all over the world, but they have a strong African flavour that is as real as the smell of rain on hot earth. The Best of African Folklore takes the reader into an enchanted world where animals can talk and humans are often changed into different forms, where magic is commonplace and reality is turned delightfully on its head. Despite numerous setbacks, things usually turn out all right in the end. Wicked and greedy people (and animals) come off worst and the good receive their just rewards. The gods are stern but fair, and every story has a moral for those who are wise enough to see it.
Tales Of The Blue Mountains
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Author : Rosalie Liguori-Reynolds
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Tales Of The Blue Mountains written by Rosalie Liguori-Reynolds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Folklore categories.