University Of California Press - The Mwindo Epic From The Banyanga - PaperbackBinding: Paperback Description: A dynamic translation of the timeless African epic. The feats of the hero Mwindo are glorified in this epic work sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beautifully structured and richly poetic the epic is in prose form interspersed with song and proverbs in verse. As an example of the classic
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Binding: Paperback
Description: A dynamic translation of the timeless African epic. The feats of the hero Mwindo are glorified in this epic work sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beautifully structured and richly poetic the epic is in prose form interspersed with song and proverbs in verse. As an example of the classic tradition of oral folk literature the tale provides profound insights into the social structure values and cosmology of this African people.
Title: The Mwindo Epic From The Banyanga
Brand: University Of California Press
Barcode: 9780520379800
Pages: 168 Pages
Publication Date: 1/19/2021
Series: World Literature in Translation
Category: Anthropology
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University Of California Press - The Mwindo Epic From The Banyanga - Paperback