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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... arrived . Yes , they arrived over there at the groom's homestead . They got there at dusk , and the bridal parties remained on a small hill overlooking the homestead . [ Member of audience : " They arrived on the same day ? " ] The dogs ...
... arrived at his mother's parents ' place . That morning , when he arrived at his mother's parents ' place , they were startled . They said , " Nephew ! Nephew ! Where has the child of our daughter come from ? " Malejese explained ...
... arrived at their mother's home of birth , and when they had arrived : " Hello , Mama ! " " Yes ! " " Well , Mama , we have come to fetch you . " " What does your father say ? " “ He says that we should be the ones who come because he is ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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