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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... asked him why these people had been summoned to this homestead . The elder son said , " I called them . " His father asked , " How did you dare to call them without first consult- ing me ? " The son said , " I called them to your ...
... asked the bridal party where it had come from . He began , " I greet you ! " The bridal party responded , " Yes . " The young women , including the person - of - the - meat , the bride , had their heads covered . All the others ' heads ...
... asked . “ What do you say should be done then , my daughter ? " " I want him to be given his cattle . " " You want him to be given his cattle ? " “ Yes . " “ But can he be given cattle after he almost killed you ? You have been hurt ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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