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The oral and beyond : doing things with words in Africa / Ruth Finnegan.
| Author/creator | Finnegan, Ruth H. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford : James Currey ; Chicago : University of Chicago Press ; Pietermaritzburg : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2007. |
| Description | xiii, 258 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introducing words -- The reflective practice of speech and language : a West African example -- How to do things with words among the Limba -- The arts and action of Limba story-telling -- Stories of Africa, stories about Africa -- Literature as oral, the oral as literature -- Is oral literature composed in performance? -- Time, performance and literature -- Constructing 'oral literature in Africa' : hindsights a generation later -- Creating texts : transformation and enscription -- Conceptualising oral texts and beyond -- Words, the human attribute? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-251) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007005768 |
| ISBN | 9780226249711 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226249728 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781847010001 (cloth : James Currey) |
| ISBN | 1847010008 (cloth : James Currey) |
| ISBN | 9781847010018 (pbk. : James Currey) |
| ISBN | 1847010016 (pbk. : James Currey) |
| ISBN | 0226249719 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226249727 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GR 350 .F556 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |