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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... prepared food for the lizard , which was actually a big man . It arrived at its homestead and gave the child to these two people . It said , " Treat this child well . He is my son . Wash him , feed him . " So they took the child , and ...
... prepare are made by hand , and they take a long time to make . I have completed my task but have not yet seen a single item prepared by the men . " The husband said , " Yes , I agree . But here's a strange thing : I haven't heard this ...
... prepared for his journey : he was given corn , beans , and millet , all in equal quantities . And there was also the whole side of meat . When everything was ready , when the food had been prepared , the husband said , " Mother ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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