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OKPEWHO, ISIDORE: The Epic in Africa. Towards a Poetics of the oral Performance. New York; Columbia University Press, 1979. [xx] + 288 pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Fine. ''The Epic in Africa establishes, contrary to the claims of certain European scholars, that the oral epic is a characteristic African form. Okpewho, a renowned Nigerian scholar and novelist, examines the content and form of well-known African epics like Sunjata, Kambili, The Mwindo Epic, and The Ozidi Saga not only within the context of traditional African culture and art, but in the light of European epics like Homer´s Iliad and odyssey, Beowulf, and Serbocroatian heroic narratives. By focusing on the element of performance, he demonstrates convincingly the dynamics of the genre not only in Africa but across the world.'' (back cover text). DKK~ 160 NOK~ 170 SEK 200 EUR~ 20 USD~ 33 GBP~ 15 JPY~ 3.477 · PAT10182 · Patrik Andersson Antikvariat, Lund (SE) ·

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