In this Book
- Old Nyaviyuyi in Performance: Seven tales from Northern Malawi as told by a master performer of the oral narrative
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Mzuni Press
summary
Reading these tales from Northern Malawi readers come close to watching an original performance and the tales and the songs encapsulate the essence of Malawian culture. The authors presentation, using performance directions, allows the reader to see and hear old Nyaviyuyi as she, through word, voice, tone and gesture, mocks nosy wives, and celebrates the devotion of friendship and parental love. The author has made a further contribution to the topic by including musical notations for the songs.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- p. x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-20
- The Tales in English
- 1. A Hunter's Magic
- pp. 23-26
- 2. Maliro and the River Spirit
- pp. 27-29
- 3. The Monkey/Woman
- pp. 30-32
- 4. The Boy and the Monster
- pp. 33-38
- 5. A Crab's Revenge
- pp. 39-41
- 6. The Unmarried Brother
- pp. 42-46
- 7. The Wife and the Delicious Eggs
- pp. 47-50
- The tales in Chitumbuka
- 1. Ngoza na Mfumu Wake
- pp. 52-54
- 2. Maliro na Chipili
- pp. 55-57
- 4. Kasepuka na Chimilawanthu
- pp. 60-63
- 5. Nkhala na Muzi
- pp. 64-65
- 6. Mnyamata Wambura Kutola
- pp. 66-69
- 7. Mwanakazi na Masumbi
- pp. 70-72
- The Songs
- Preface to the songs
- pp. 74-75
- Notes on the songs
- pp. 76-78
- Chakum'potola
- p. 89
Additional Information
ISBN
9789996060335
Related ISBN(s)
9789996060328
MARC Record
OCLC
1019656407
Pages
102
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-18
Language
English
Open Access
No