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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... herd those cattle . " Far from this homestead was a plateau . Someone said , " Go and herd the cattle over there on that plateau . " They traveled with those cattle . They went to herd them on the plateau . Sikhuluma had his bag with ...
... herd these cattle . Is that satisfactory , Young man ? " He said , " I'm satisfied to herd the cattle . I want to be paid at once . I can't stay at home because local employers pay so little . I'll finish my work . I must be paid now ...
... herd the cattle , and she did what she had to do . She was the one who cooked the food . She herded the cattle . She would be out on the veld with the herd ; then she would have to return to the homestead to cook . She was expected to ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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