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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... asked him what made him do that . But he would not tell me . He just said , ' It's nothing ! ' I thought that he was ... asked me if I was still refusing , even then . I said , ' Father , I still refuse to do so ! ' He asked if I would ...
... asked them what they were seeking . One of the old men answered , " We have come here because we are impoverished , both of us - this is my brother . We decided that we should come here to the royal residence , which is everyone's home ...
... asked him why these people had been summoned to this homestead . The elder son said , " I called them . " His father asked , " How did you dare to call them without first consult- ing me ? " The son said , " I called them to your ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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