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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... homestead of marriage . So please help me , keep me , be my friends . " Time passed ; she remained in this homestead . They sent a messenger to her homestead of marriage , to explain what had happened to her , to explain that this young ...
... homestead to the north of the shop ; the homestead belonged to Gomomo of the Qwambi clan . Now , when the people were at a certain curve , just before they were going over the hill at Nkanga , they stood and said , " Well now , it seems ...
... homestead does not become a respectable one if the woman does not like people . If she is to make it into a real homestead , she should be fond of people . If the woman does not like people - you can see for yourself — that homestead ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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