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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... arrived . Yes , they arrived over there at the groom's homestead . They got there at dusk , and the bridal parties remained on a small hill overlooking the homestead . [ Member of audience : " They arrived on the same day ? " ] The dogs ...
... arrived at the forest . When they got there , they gathered firewood . They came out of the forest and stacked the wood ; they put the firewood on the edge of the forest . They turned from where they had stacked the wood and began to ...
... arrived and threw them down . " Here they are ! What shall we do now ? " The young man said , " Return . Go and take the rings . " " They departed , trrrrrrrrrrrrr ! They arrived , and stopped at the en- trance . [ sings ] " Hamio ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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