Oral epics from Africa : vibrant voices from a vast continent /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1997.
Description:1 online resource (xxii, 331 pages) : map
Language:English
Series:African epic series
African epic series.
Subject:Epic literature, African.
Africa.
epics (form)
literature (form)
anthologies (form)
LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
Epic literature, African.
Littérature épique africaine.
Epos.
Afrika
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11108987
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Other authors / contributors:Johnson, John William, 1942-
Hale, Thomas A. (Thomas Albert), 1942-
Belcher, Stephen Paterson, 1953-
ISBN:0585163979
9780585163970
0253332575
0253211107
9780253332578
9780253211101
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-314) and index.
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Print version record.
Summary:"The twenty-five excerpts in this volume have been selected and introduced so as to offer English-speaking readers a broad sample of the extensive epic traditions in Africa. The general introduction and the background on each epic will enable readers to understand the context of each epic and will also provide leads for further inquiry."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Oral epics from Africa. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1997 0253332575