Epic Traditions of Africa

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Belcher's volume contains a much needed and extremelywell-integrated overview and discussion of a vast inter-related West African culturecomplex that deserves and requires the kind of original, insightful treatment itreceives here." -- David Conrad Epic Traditions of Africacrosses boundaries of language, distance, and time to gather material from diverseAfrican oral epic traditions. Stephen Belcher explores the rich past and poeticforce of African epics and places them in historical and social, as well as artisticcontexts. Colorful narratives from Central and West African traditions areilluminated along with texts that are more widely available to Western readers --the Mande Sunjata and the Bamana Segou. Belcher also takes up questions aboutEuropean influences on African epic poetry and the possibility of mutual influencethrough out the genre. This lively and informative volume will inspire anappreciation for the distinctive qualities of this uniquely African form of verbalart.