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7 février 2014
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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
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Ruth Finnegan, « 3. The Social, Linguistic, and Literary Background », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.orgqc8
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Social and literary background. The linguistic basis—the example of Bantu. Some literary tools. Presentation of the material. The literary complexity of African cultures. I In Africa, as elsewhere, literature is practised in a society. It is obvious that any analysis of African literature must take account of the social and historical context—and never more so than in the case of oral literature. Some aspects of this are discussed in the following chapter on poetry and patronage and in exampl...