Introduction To African Oral Literature And Performance - Softcover

Na'Allah, Abdul Rasheed; Ogunjimi, Bayo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592211518 ISBN 13: 9781592211517

Publisher: Africa Research & Publications, 2005

Synopsis

This book brings together in one volume two earlier books by the authors, now revised to meet the challenges of 21st century scholarship in African performance and cultural studies. Topics covered range from sources of oral traditions, the relevance of cosmology to oral performance, myths and legends, occupational and heroic poetry to name but a few. The central theme is performance and the reader is provided with projects and exercises intended to keep them involved in research and performance experience.

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Synopsis

In Introduction To African Oral Literature And Performance two earlier volumes have been revised and put together in a single cover to meet the challenges of 21st century scholarship into African performance and cultural studies. The central theme of the book is performance. With that aim in mind readers are provided with projects and exercises intended to encourage such performance. Teaching and curriculum development suggestions are also given to teachers. Materials are included from numerous languages and cultures of Africa, including Yoruba, Hausa and Nupe so that students are able to explore the richness of the cultural varieties in African oral traditions. Other topics covered include: Relevance of cosmology to oral performance. Fieldwork practise and research methodology. Archetypes. Folktales. Myths and legends. Performance and stylistic features. Various areas of poetic performance, like praise poetry, heroic poetry and occupational poetry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Africa Research & Publications
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592211518
• ISBN 13: 9781592211517
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146