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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... herd the next day , he moved slowly . He went out to the veld with the herd , and while he was herding , alone , he was having labor pains . " Yo ! " He went to an antheap , and he dug into that antheap . He took a stick , and he dug ...
... herd those cattle . " Far from this homestead was a plateau . Someone said , " Go and herd the cattle over there on that plateau . " They traveled with those cattle . They went to herd them on the plateau . Sikhuluma had his bag with ...
... herd these cattle . Is that satisfactory , Young man ? " He said , " I'm satisfied to herd the cattle . I want to be paid at once . I can't stay at home because local employers pay so little . I'll finish my work . I must be paid now ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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