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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... daughter . " The father was saying the words , " my daughter , " firmly , because he had never begotten anything else . He was certain that this was his daughter : the only daughters he had were these birds . The six head of cattle were ...
... daughter's dowry ? " Sikhuluma said , " Even above that number ! Ask whatever number of cattle you please for your daughter . " He said , " All right then , I want those eighty . " He said , " They're as good as here . " That fellow ...
... daughter . Please wait . If you speak at too great length , you won't recall what your first word was . Now then ... daughter said , " Yes , Father , I can see that they are there . " " Well then , my daughter , from your own observation ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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