The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2021
First published:	1989
Editors:	Daniel Biebuyck • Kahombo C. Mateene
Dimensions:	197 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-37980-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-520-37980-2
Barcode:	9780520379800

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