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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... finished . His wife had been the last of the people of his home to go . His wife had instructed him to drive everything from his home and to come here with them . " But along the way , something happened to me . I saw a wonder that I ...
... finish quickly . They ploughed , then finished . When they had finished ploughing : " All right , let's go home ! " They went home ; they walked and finally arrived at their homes . Time passed . Time passed at their homes . After a ...
... finished eating , he took a big stick and hit the girl . “ Please sing , Bird of a Great One ! " The girl sang ... finished eating he picked his teeth , throwing the tooth - pickings to the girl inside the bag . But the girl refused to ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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