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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... NOMANASO Masithathu Zenani's Analysis : This rather complex story about the relation- ship between a mother and daughter is based on a very simple tale . That tale , occupying the second half of this narrative , is a venerable one about ...
... Nomanaso . She was surprised as the dish came with its back toward her . " What kind of dish is this ? " It arrived , and this thing said , " Hello , Nomanaso ! Hello , my daughter ! Krwebede ! Oh , really ! " The child stood there ...
... Nomanaso ! Krwebede ! My daughter ! " The child did not know what she was supposed to do . She took the dish that ... Nomanaso hurried on her way . But again , she saw that thing , already in front of her . It said , " I said , Hello ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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