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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... walked and walked ; he walked all day . The sun set , and he slept . The dog slept at his side . He traveled again at dawn , and then he saw that " This is my country ! But I'm still far from home . " He walked on . The dog traveled ...
... walked and walked ; he walked all night . Whenever he met an adult , he would ask , " Do you know about a woman in this area who got married ? A woman who is the mother of Jojothwane ? " That person would say , " No , I don't know about ...
... walked and walked ; he walked all night . Whenever he met an adult , he would ask , " Do you know about a woman in this area who got married ? A woman who is the mother of Jojothwane ? " That person would say , " No , I don't know about ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
PrologueOrigins | 9 |
Masithathu Zenani on Storytelling | 19 |
Copyright | |
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