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Contents xi 13. Prose narratives II. Content and form. 327 What is known to date: content and plot; main characters. Types of tales: animal stories; stories about people; ‘myths’; ‘legends’ and historical narratives. What demands further study: occasions; role of narrators; purpose and function; literary conventions; performance; originality and authorship. Conclusion. 14. Proverbs 379 The significance and concept of the proverb. Form and style. Content. Occasions and functions. Specific examples: Jabo; Zulu; Azande. Conclusion. 15. Riddles 413 Riddles and related forms. Style and content. Occasions and uses. Conclusion. 16. Oratory, formal speaking, and other stylized forms 431 Oratory and rhetoric: Burundi; Limba. Prayers, curses, etc. Word play and verbal formulas. Names. IV. SOME SPECIAL FORMS 465 17. Drum language and literature 467 Introductory—the principle of drum language. Examples of drum literature: announcements and calls; names; proverbs; poetry. Conclusion. 18. Drama 485 Introductory. Some minor examples: Bushman ‘plays’; West African puppet shows. Mande comedies. West African masquerades: South-Eastern Nigeria; Kalabari. Conclusion. CONCLUSION 503 MAP SHOWING PEOPLES MENTIONED IN THE TEXT 508 BIBLIOGRAPHY 511 INDEX 547
Online Resources This volume is complemented by original recordings of stories and songs from the Limba country (Sierra Leone) which are freely accessible at: http://www.oralliterature.org/collections/rfinnegan001.html Ruth Finnegan’s Limba collection was recorded during her fieldwork in Limba country in northern Sierra Leone, mainly in the remote villages of Kakarima and Kamabai. Recorded mostly in 1961, but with some audio clips from 1963 and 1964, the collection consists of stories and occasional songs on the topics of the beginning of the world, animals and human adventures, with some work songs and songs to accompany rituals also included. Performances were regularly enlivened by the dramatic arts of the narrator and by active audience participation. Songs in this collection are accompanied by the split drum (gong) known as Limba nkali ki, although story songs are unaccompanied. The predominant language of the recordings is Limba (a west Atlantic language group), with occasional words in Krio (Creole), which was rapidly becoming the local lingua franca at the time of the recordings.
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Bibliography A. General Reference W
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Bibliography 513 —, South African
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Bibliography 515 BASCOM, W. R., ‘
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