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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... happened to this man . Such mat- ters are not spoken of . He was stabbed by a boy , the son of his wife - the great wife . The boy had been abandoned . He should have been killed , but instead returned with great wealth . He suddenly ...
... happened , they would ultimately hear something . Then they would find her . But this time , the child was not found ... happened to her ? " The people came together , and they said , " What you're saying is not clear to us . " " It ...
... happened ? Who would tell someone he did not like to go off and herd his cattle ? " " No. Do not speak in that way . Respond according to the style of this court . You have not come here to scold your son . Your son has made an ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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