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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Tales and Observations from the Xhosa Oral Tradition Nongenile M. Zenani Harold Scheub. Tale 5 THE LOST CHILD Masithathu Zenani's Analysis : One of the most durable of the ancient , fan- tastic images is that of the swallowing monster ...
Tales and Observations from the Xhosa Oral Tradition Nongenile M. Zenani Harold Scheub. Tale 10 THE TWO NIECES Masithathu Zenani's Analysis : This story is a variation of a common African story about a good girl who is contrasted with a ...
Tales and Observations from the Xhosa Oral Tradition Nongenile M. Zenani Harold Scheub. Tale 17 HAMIOSE , THE WIFE WHO WAS CREATED FROM A TREE Masithathu Zenani's Analysis : This tale , a story of marital infidelity , has to do with a ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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