The Mwindo epic from the Banyanga

Biebuyck, Daniel P., 1925-2019 (editor,, translator.). Mateene Kahombo, (editor,, translator.).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 0520384636
ISBN: 9780520384637
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 156 pages)
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Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Nyanga -- Nyanga Oral Literature -- The Narrator, Mr. Shé-Kári¸si¸ Candi Rureke -- The Mwindo Epic -- The System of Transcription -- Notes About the Translation -- The Mwindo Epic -- Index
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 06, 2022).