A translation into English of the epic of Kambili (an African mythic hero)
Subtitle: and an explanation of the relation of oral tradition to written text
By: translated by Fritz H. Pointer ; with a foreword by Daniel P. Kunene
Contributors: Kamara, Seyidu
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773426498
Subjects: Mandingo poetry; Translations into English; African Epic poetry
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Some background on the epic; title: Griots and griottes: composers and performers; title: Kambili and history; title: The hero of the epic; title: Poet and accompanists; title: Modes and methods of composition in Kambili; title: Praise songs, traditional religion and Islam; title: Birth, tasks and triumph of Kambili; title: In praise of Kambili Sananfila; title: The story: a synopsis; title: The epic of Kambili.