Author: Thomas A. Hale
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Keywords: epic, african, askia, mohammed
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 1996-02-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0253209900
ISBN-13: 9780253209900
Askia Mohammed is the most famous leader in the history of the Songhay Empire, which reached its apogee during his reign in 1493-1528. Songhay, approximately halfway between the present-day cities of Timbuktu in Mali and Niamey in Niger, became a political force beginning in 1463, under the leadership of Sonni Ali Ber. By the time of his death in 1492, the foundation had been laid for the development under Askia Mohammed of a complex system of administration, a well-equipped army and navy, and a network of large government-owned farms. The present rendition of the epic was narrated by the grio
Author: John William Johnson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Keywords: african, epic, series, tradition, west, son, jara
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1992-05
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0253331021
ISBN-13: 9780253331021
"... a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." -- Journal of Religion in AfricaThis 750-year-old epic celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali. It constitutes a virtual social, political, and cultural charter and embodies deep-rooted aspects of Mande cosmology. The fully annotated translation is accompanied by an introduction that provides a historical and contextual framework for understanding the recitation of this African epic.
Author: John William Johnson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Keywords: african, epic, series, tradition, west, son, jara
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1992-08-22
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 0253207134
ISBN-13: 9780253207135
"... a major addition to the literature on oral traditions." -- Journal of Religion in AfricaThis 750-year-old epic celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali. It constitutes a virtual social, political, and cultural charter and embodies deep-rooted aspects of Mande cosmology. The fully annotated translation is accompanied by an introduction that provides a historical and contextual framework for understanding the recitation of this African epic.
Authors:Sirifo Camara, Sana Camara,
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Keywords: epic, african, kelefaa, saane
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2010-04-02
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0253354633
ISBN-13: 9780253354631
This powerful and popular epic honors the legendary warrior prince of Kaabu and Mandinka cultural hero, Kelefaa Saane. A standard of the griot repertoire, the epic of Kelefaa Saane is customarily taught to young performers at the beginning of their careers. Sirifo Camara’s masterful recitation was recorded in Dakar in 1987. It has been transcribed in Mandinka and is translated into English here for the first time. The epic, as it describes Kelefaa’s life and exploits, relates what it means to be Mandinka. Kelefaa’s extraordinary prowess and virtue derive from the political, s
Author: W. P. Ker
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: romance, epic
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2009-04-30
List price: $32.99
ISBN-10: 0559070314
ISBN-13: 9780559070310
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.
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Publisher: Stanford University Press
Keywords: gilgamesh, epic
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1989-08-01
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 0804717117
ISBN-13: 9780804717113
Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. It recounts the deeds of a hero-king of ancient Mesopotamia, following him through adventures and encounters with men and gods alike. Yet the central concerns of the Epic lie deeper than the lively and exotic story line: they revolve around a man’s eternal struggle with the limitations of human nature, and encompass the basic human feelings of lonliness, friendship, love, loss, re
Author: Lascelles Abercrombie
Publisher: Echo Library
Keywords: epic
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2006-06-30
List price: $9.90
ISBN-10: 1406802662
ISBN-13: 9781406802665
An essay on epic poetry and the Heroic Age
