Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, African Folklore & Mythology, Oral Tradition & Storytelling
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Overview
The Limba are rice farmers of northern Sierra Leone. This detailed study of their stories, collected and translated by Ruth Finnegan, emphasizes the importance of actual delivery in these orally transmitted tales, the part played by the story-teller, and the changing forms arising from the originality of individual narrators.
Synopsis
The Limba are rice farmers of northern Sierra Leone. This detailed study of their stories, collected and translated by Ruth Finnegan, emphasizes the importance of actual delivery in these orally transmitted tales, the part played by the story-teller, and the changing forms arising from the originality of individual narrators.Book Details
Published
February 27, 1981
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pages
352
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780313227233