The Mwindo epic from the Banyanga
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Biebuyck Daniel P. (1925-2019) ; Mateene Kahombo C ;
- ISBN : 978-0-520-37980-0, 0-520-37980-2
- Sujets : Épopées -- Congo (République démocratique), Nyanga (peuple d'Afrique), Littérature populaire, Littérature nyanga Traductions anglaises
- Langue(s) : Anglais, Chichewa, chewa, nyanja
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (viii-156 p.), 20 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
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Résumé
'A dynamic translation of the timeless African epic. The feats of the hero Mwindo are glorified in this epic work, sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beautifully structured and richly poetic, the epic is in prose form, interspersed with song and proverbs in verse. As an example of the classic tradition of oral folk literature, the tale provides profound insights into the social structure, values, and cosmology of this African people.'