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001 2012008474
003 DLC
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008 120227s2012 nyu b 001 p eng c
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041 1 $aeng$hman
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPL8491.9.K35$bP65 2012
082 04 $a896.345$223
100 1 $aPointer, Fritz H.
245 12 $aA translation into English of the epic of Kambili (an African mythic hero) :$band an explanation of the relation of oral tradition to written text /$ctranslated by Fritz H. Pointer ; with a foreword by Daniel P. Kunene.
260 $aLewiston :$bEdwin Mellen Press,$c2012.
300 $axii, 301 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-294) 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.
600 10 $aKamara, Seyidu.$tKambili.$lEnglish.
650 0 $aEpic poetry, African.
650 0 $aMandingo poetry$vTranslations into English.
700 1 $aKamara, Seyidu.$tKambili.$lEnglish.