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" African oral epic poetry : "
by Fritz H. Pointer ; with a translation of The epic of Kambili (as recited by Seydou Camara) ; translated from Mande into English by Charles S. Bird, with Mamadou Koita and Bourama Soumaoro ; with a foreword by Daniel Kunene
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BL
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585206
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b414425
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Pointer, Fritz H
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African oral epic poetry : : praising the deeds of a mythic hero /\ by Fritz H. Pointer ; with a translation of The epic of Kambili (as recited by Seydou Camara) ; translated from Mande into English by Charles S. Bird, with Mamadou Koita and Bourama Soumaoro ; with a foreword by Daniel Kunene
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| Publication Statement
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Lewiston :: Edwin Mellen Press,, 2012
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xiv, 301 p. ;; 24 cm
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9780773440876
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: 0773440879
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Published 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)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Some 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
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Epic poetry, Mandingo
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Epic poetry, African
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Mandingo poetry, Translations into English
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Oral tradition-- Africa, West
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Griots-- Africa, West
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Heroes-- Mythology-- Africa, West
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PL8491.7.P65 2013
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Bird, Charles S., (Charles Stephen),1935-
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Koita, Mamadou
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Soumaoro, Bourama
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Kamara, Seyidu.
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Pointer, Fritz H.
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