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7 février 2014
- handle: 10670/1.8r0826
- isbn: 9781906924713
- eisbn: 9781906924720
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Sierra Leone Kakarima Kamabai oral tradition oral literature orality myth folklore written literature poetry prose traditional knowledge religious poetry music political songs children songs recordings culture africaine Literature Linguistics LIT004010 DSBSujets proches
Folk tales Folktales World literature Western literature (Western countries) Belles-lettres Oral literatureCiter ce document
Ruth Finnegan, « 12. Prose Narratives », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.8r0826
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Introductory. Evolutionist interpretations. Historical-geographical school. Classification and typologies. Structural-functional approach. Conclusion. The existence of stories in Africa is well known. One of the first things students of African oral literature or of comparative literature generally discover about Africa is the great number of so-called ‘folktales’. They will hear above all of the many animal tales that so vividly and humorously portray the tricks of the spider, the little har...