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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... eaten ? These are clearly our dishes ! Eat ! " He said this , then took one of the dishes and ate . The boys ate too ... eaten my food ? All of it eaten ! All twelve dishes ! " Then she said , " Ah , but I've got a boon here ! I'll begin ...
... eaten the meat ? Just a bone remains ! " The baboons said , " You ate it , Jojothwane ! " " We would never take the meat of our king ! " " It was eaten by you ! " " You are the one who said you were giving it to the king as a gift . But ...
... eaten the meat ? Just a bone remains ! " The baboons said , " You ate it , Jojothwane ! " " We would never take the meat of our king ! " " It was eaten by you ! " " You are the one who said you were giving it to the king as a gift . But ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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