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- African Tales
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
The latest work from Harold Scheub, one of the world's leading scholars of African folktales, is the broadest collection yet assembled with tales from the entire continent of Africa, north to south. It brings together mythic, fantastic, and coming-of-age tales, some transcribed more than a hundred years ago, others dating to modern-day Africa. Scheub includes the work of storytellers from major African language groups, as well as many storytellers whose work is not often heard outside of Africa. This anthology offers a classroom-ready collection that should appeal to any scholar of African literature and culture. Realizing that these tales are part of a dying art, Scheub writes for the inner ear in everyone, bringing an oral tradition to life in written form.
Table of Contents
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- African Tales
- p. iii
- Illustrations
- pp. xi-2
- 2. Apinji (Gabon) Akenda Mbani
- pp. 8-10
- 3. Arabic (Egypt) The Cock
- pp. 11-14
- 6. Berber (Algeria) The African
- pp. 30-33
- 8. Berber (Morocco) Half-a-Cock
- pp. 48-51
- 10. Bura (Nigeria) Mbewa and Nkerma
- pp. 55-60
- 15. Hausa (Nigeria) The Two Girls
- pp. 87-93
- 17. Jindwi (Zimbabwe) The Old Woman
- pp. 98-101
- 18. Kabyle (Tunisia) Thadhellala
- pp. 102-103
- 23. Lamba (Zambia) The Hole in the Tree
- pp. 120-124
- 25. Malagasy (Madagascar) Andrianòro
- pp. 130-136
- 27. Mbundu (Angola) Na Kimanaueze
- pp. 141-152
- 28. Nandi (Kenya) The Hyenas and the Sage
- pp. 153-155
- 29. Nyanja (Malawi) Kachirambe
- pp. 156-158
- 31. Ronga (Mozambique) Nwampfundla
- pp. 162-169
- 33. Sena (Mozambique) The Magic Mirror
- pp. 176-180
- 34. Shilluk (Sudan) Nyajak
- pp. 181-185
- 35. Somali (Somalia) The Sultan’s Wife
- pp. 186-187
- 36. Sotho (Lesotho) Monyohe
- pp. 188-193
- 40. Tswana (Botswana) The Hare and the Lion
- pp. 212-216
- 41. Vai (Liberia) Spider
- pp. 217-219
- 42. Xhosa (South Africa) In Quest of a Wife
- pp. 220-229
- 45. Zulu (South Africa) Untombi-yaphansi
- pp. 242-255
- 46. Zulu (South Africa) Combecantsini
- pp. 256-272
- Bibliography
- pp. 283-286
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299209438
Related ISBN(s)
9780299209407, 9780299209445
MARC Record
OCLC
841859465
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2005