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That the people might live
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Arnold Krupat |
"Surveys the traditions of Native American elegiac expression over several centuries. Krupat covers a variety of oral performances of loss and renewal, including the Condolence Rites of the Iroquois … |
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The oral tradition of the Baganda of Uganda
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Immaculate N. Kizza |
"This is a study of the Baganda people's oral literature, framed within the broader contexts of the African oral tradition genre, modern African literature, and global literary studies, and a collect… |
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The eloquent peasant
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Loren R. Fisher |
Four thousand years ago, Egyptian society struggled with the downfall of the Old Kingdom, which brought an end to material success and introduced anarchy and chaos. Out of this period of crisis came … |
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Oral literature in Africa
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Ruth H. Finnegan |
Ruth Finnegan’s Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and
since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in
its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study… |
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