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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... stopped . " " But neither of them will give in ! " " They continue hitting each other ! " " That's because they're so hard - headed ! " Finally , they are stopped . Someone says , " We've called a stop ! " " Now call it off ! Sit down ...
... stopped in front of him . Then it erupted , talking to him . It said , " Please make an offering , Please make an offering , Malejese , Please make an offering , Child of the king . " Malejese stopped . He was confused about how to ...
... stopped then . I traveled and got hurt ! Noluhlu , won't you help me ? Tshiiiiiii ! Ngantshooooooooo - 000 ! Nomavo , won't you help me ? Tshiiiiiii ! Ngantsho00000000-000 ! " When she had stopped , the man departed , taking the bag ...
Contents
The Art of the Storyteller | 7 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Tales | 27 |
Copyright | |
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