Bantu Folk Tales From Southern Africa
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Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780192750792 |
Drawn from all parts of Africa, these stories for children aged ten and over illustrate the fierce sense of justice inherent in African peoples, their powers of patience and endurance, and their supreme ability as story-tellers.
Author | : Alice Werner |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780714617350 |
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Phyllis Savory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Bantu-speaking peoples |
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Author | : James A. Honey |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 2021-04-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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This collection of folktales from South Africa has been put together the author says, not for scholarship but for a love of the sunny country where he was born. Some stories originate from Dutch sources, and some have several versions. Most are tales told by the bushmen.
Author | : Henry Rider Haggard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 1911 |
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Author | : B. A. M. I. Ogumefu |
Publisher | : Library of Alexandria |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1465517324 |
Author | : J.K. Jackson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2024-07-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1804177016 |
From the rift valley come stories of gods, tricksters, cattle and ogres from the many peoples of East Africa. Traditional stories bring a deeper understanding of the movement of peoples across East Africa. Common roots and differences between ancient peoples create a lively portrait with their fragile, powerful gods. The modern nations of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and more inherit the folk and mythic tales of the rift valley region. Here you'll find stories of ogres and tricksters, riddles and poems, figures such as the first man (Gikuyu) and woman (Mumbi), and great heroes of history such as Liongo. This new collection is created for the modern reader. FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.
Author | : Fran Parnell |
Publisher | : Stories from Around the World |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781782858478 |
Mischievous Ntombi, the Chief's daughter, isn't at all afraid of the fearsome Ilunge River. But when she goes to swim there, she enrages the Mother of Monsters and causes more trouble than she could've imagined! Can Ntombi survive the monster's gigantic head, bulging eyes and thick, slimy scales?
Author | : Anon E. Mouse |
Publisher | : Abela Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2017-08-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 8822809769 |
Herein are 15 stories and tales from the Southern most tip of Africa narrated by Outa Karel (Old Charles). Translated and retold by Sanni Metelerkamp, she commences the narration with a description of “The Place and the People” which is a story in itself and sets the tone and background to the whole book. A common theme throught is the Trickster Jackal, not too dissimilar to the role played by the Coyote in American Indian tales and Anansi, the Trickster Spider in West African tales. You will then find 14 more South African tales. Stories like “Why the Hyena is Lame” – a story of why, when first seen walking, the Hyena gives the impression that it is lame and the role the Jackal played in bringing this about. Also, “Why the Heron has a Crooked Neck” – a story how the crook in the Heron’s neck came about and how the devious Jackal, once again, had a part to play. There are also the Hottentot (Bushman) tales of “The Sun” and “The Stars and the Stars’ Road” which when first documented surprised the original recorders, as who would have thought the Bushmen would have tales of the origin of the stars and planets. Indeed in Bleek and Lloyd’s work Specimens of Bushman Folklore they recount the tale of “The Girl Of The Early Race, Who Made Stars” and also a poem of “Sirius And Canopus”! Metelerkamp states in the foreword that “These tales are the common property of every country child in South Africa” - and so they are and have been since the region was first populated thousands of years ago. We invite you to sit back in a comfy chair of a cold, crisp evening, a steaming hot beverage in hand and enjoy this sliver of South African folklore and culture from an age long past and almost forgotten. 33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to the Sentabale charity supporting children in Lesotho orphaned by AIDS.
Author | : Stith Thompson |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780520035379 |
As interest in folklore increases, the folktale acquires greater significance for students and teachers of literature. The material is massive and scattered; thus, few students or teachers have accessibility to other than small segments or singular tales or material they find buried in archives. Stith Thompson has divided his book into four sections which permit both the novice and the teacher to examine oral tradition and its manifestation in folklore. The introductory section discusses the nature and forms of the folktale. A comprehensive second part traces the folktale geographically from Ireland to India, giving culturally diverse examples of the forms presented in the first part. The examples are followed by the analysis of several themes in such tales from North American Indian cultures. The concluding section treats theories of the folktale, the collection and classification of folk narrative, and then analyzes the living folklore process. This work will appeal to students of the sociology of literature, professors of comparative literature, and general readers interested in folklore.