Voicing the text : South African oral poetry and performance /
From the ritual songs and stories of the country's earliest inhabitants to the rousing calls to action by anti-apartheid artists, oral poetry has always been an integral part of South Africa's literary and cultural heritage. This book casts fresh light on the richness of this neglected yet...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cape Town ; New York : Johannesburg :
Oxford University Press ; Thorold's Africana Books [distributor],
1998
Cape Town ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1998 Cape Town ; New York : Johannesburg : 1998 |
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| Summary: | From the ritual songs and stories of the country's earliest inhabitants to the rousing calls to action by anti-apartheid artists, oral poetry has always been an integral part of South Africa's literary and cultural heritage. This book casts fresh light on the richness of this neglected yet vibrant tradition |
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| Item Description: | Distributor from label on p. 2 of cover Distributor from label on page 2 of cover This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 291 p. ; 22 cm 291 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-275) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0195716329 (pbk) : 0195716329 9780195716320 |