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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... became his wife . This man's name was Ngwevu . As his village increased in size , it became known as the place of Ngwevu , again , to distinguish it from the place of the Tshawe . The Ngwevu thereby became an esteemed line from which ...
... became emaciated , aching because of what had occurred . But her husband was not at all concerned . Eventually , she recovered from the birth , and then she became a wom- an who merely existed . She resigned herself and her heart to ...
... became clear that her daughter should not marry because there was no son in this house . This girl , who did not marry , must be addressed as a prince . And , as a prince , two " wives ” had to be gotten for her . So her wives were ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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