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008 120921s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng c
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050 00 $aPL8491.7$b.P65 2013
082 04 $a896.345$223
100 1 $aPointer, Fritz H.
245 10 $aAfrican oral epic poetry :$bpraising the deeds of a mythic hero /$cby Fritz H. Pointer ; with a translation of The epic of Kambili (as recited by Seydou Camara, the griot) ; translated from Mande into English by Charles S. Bird, with Mamadou Koita and Bourama Soumaoro ; with a foreword by Daniel Kunene.
260 $aLewiston :$bEdwin Mellen Press,$c2013.
300 $axiiv, 301 p. ;$c24 cm.
500 $aPublished in 2012, with Pointer rather than Bird credited as translator, under the title: A translation into English of the epic of Kambili (an African mythic hero).
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-293) and index.
505 0 $aSome background on the epic -- Griots and griottes : composers and performers -- Kambili and history -- The hero of the epic -- Poet and accompanists -- Modes and methods of composition in Kambili -- Praise songs, traditional religion and Islam -- Birth, tasks and triumph of Kambili -- In praise of Kambili Sananfila -- The story : a synopsis -- The epic of Kambili.
546 $aEnglish, with English translation from Mandingo.
650 0 $aEpic poetry, Mandingo.
650 0 $aEpic poetry, African.
650 0 $aMandingo poetry$vTranslations into English.
650 0 $aOral tradition$zAfrica, West.
650 0 $aGriots$zAfrica, West.
650 0 $aHeroes$xMythology$zAfrica, West.
650 7 $aMandingvölker.$2gnd
650 7 $aHeldenepos.$2gnd
650 7 $aManding.$2gnd
650 7 $aMündliche Überlieferung.$2gnd
651 7 $aWestafrika.$2gnd
700 1 $aBird, Charles S.$q(Charles Stephen),$d1935-
700 1 $aKoita, Mamadou.
700 1 $aSoumaoro, Bourama.
700 12 $aKamara, Seyidu.$tKambili.$lEnglish.
700 1 $aPointer, Fritz H.$tTranslation into English of the epic of Kambili (an African mythic hero)
852 00 $bglx$hPL8491.7$i.P65 2013