The World and the Word: Tales and Observations from the Xhosa Oral TraditionA master storyteller of the Xhosa people of South Africa, Nongenile Masithathu Zenani gives us an unprecedented view of an oral society from within. Twenty-four of her complex and beautiful tales about birth, puberty, marriage, and work, as told to the renowned collector of African oral tradition, Harold Scheub, are gathered here. Accompanying the stories are Zenani’s detailed commentaries and analyses and Scheub’s striking photographs of her in performance. The combination of these historical and cultural observations with a richly symbolic collection of tales from a single traditional storyteller make The World and the Word a remarkable document. |
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Tales and Observations from the Xhosa Oral Tradition Nongenile M. Zenani Harold Scheub. Nomanaso's father was also happy . When he saw his child , he had a genuine feeling of happiness . " Father of Nomanaso ! Something must be done to ...
... Nomanaso . She was surprised as the dish came with its back toward her . " What kind of dish is this ? " It arrived , and this thing said , " Hello , Nomanaso ! Hello , my daughter ! Krwebede ! Oh , really ! " The child stood there ...
... Nomanaso traveled on for a short time , and again the head went around to the front . And this thing said , " Krwebede ! " Again , Nomanaso threw something — this time , she took her long cot- ton skirt , and she threw that . The head ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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