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This highly accessible translation of the classic story of Sundiata, a real king who ruled the empire of Mali just south of the Sahara desert from 1235-55, engages readers while introducing African culture and oral tradition used in Africa.
Historian D. T. Niane received this version of the Sundiata epic from Djeli
(griot) Mamoudou Kouyaté. It has been twice translated, from Malinke (or
Mandingo) into French, and then into English. The result is a prose novel, with explanatory endnotes.
This Revised Edition includes additional material that enhances the story and helps readers better understand the context in which this popular story is set: Background information (geography, religion, society and politics); Oral Tradition, Pronunciation, and Spelling; and a Who's Who of Characters / Glossary of Places.
Fascinating and accessible to all, this is an epic story which should rank with the Iliad and the Odyssey as one of the world's great adventure stories.
This highly accessible translation of the classic story of Sundiata, a real king who ruled the empire of Mali just south of the Sahara desert from 1235-55, engages readers while introducing African culture and oral tradition used in Africa.
Historian D. T. Niane received this version of the Sundiata epic from Djeli
(griot) Mamoudou Kouyaté. It has been twice translated, from Malinke (or
Mandingo) into French, and then into English. The result is a prose novel, with explanatory endnotes.
This Revised Edition includes additional material that enhances the story and helps readers better understand the context in which this popular story is set: Background information (geography, religion, society and politics); Oral Tradition, Pronunciation, and Spelling; and a Who's Who of Characters / Glossary of Places.
Fascinating and accessible to all, this is an epic story which should rank with the Iliad and the Odyssey as one of the world's great adventure stories.
Born in Guinea, author and playwright Djibril Tamsir Niane is a descendant of griots - African oral historians/storytellers. He translated Sundiata, as told by the griot Djeli Mamadou Kouyate, into French under the title Soundjata ou Epoque Mandiginue in 1960. It was later translated into English by G. D. Pickett in 1965.
Map
Introduction to the Revised Edition
Background Information
Geography
Religion
Society
Politics
Oral Tradition, Pronunciation and Spelling
Who's Who of Characters/Glossary of Places
Preface
The Story of Sundiata
The Words of the Griot Mamadou Kouyatç
The First Kings of Mali
The Buffalo Woman
The Lion Child
Childhood
The Lion's Awakening
Exile
Soumaoro Kantç: The Sorcerer King
History
The Baobab Leaves
The Return
The Names of the Heroes
Nana Triban and Balla Fassçkç
Krina
The Empire
Kouroukan Fougan or The Division of the World
Niani
Eternal Mali
Author's NotesErscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
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Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781405849425 |
ISBN-10: | 1405849428 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Niane, D T |
Übersetzung: | Pickett, G. D. |
Auflage: | 2. Auflage |
Hersteller: | Pearson Education |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 200 x 179 x 6 mm |
Von/Mit: | D T Niane |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.10.2006 |
Gewicht: | 0,113 kg |
Born in Guinea, author and playwright Djibril Tamsir Niane is a descendant of griots - African oral historians/storytellers. He translated Sundiata, as told by the griot Djeli Mamadou Kouyate, into French under the title Soundjata ou Epoque Mandiginue in 1960. It was later translated into English by G. D. Pickett in 1965.
Map
Introduction to the Revised Edition
Background Information
Geography
Religion
Society
Politics
Oral Tradition, Pronunciation and Spelling
Who's Who of Characters/Glossary of Places
Preface
The Story of Sundiata
The Words of the Griot Mamadou Kouyatç
The First Kings of Mali
The Buffalo Woman
The Lion Child
Childhood
The Lion's Awakening
Exile
Soumaoro Kantç: The Sorcerer King
History
The Baobab Leaves
The Return
The Names of the Heroes
Nana Triban and Balla Fassçkç
Krina
The Empire
Kouroukan Fougan or The Division of the World
Niani
Eternal Mali
Author's NotesErscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781405849425 |
ISBN-10: | 1405849428 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Niane, D T |
Übersetzung: | Pickett, G. D. |
Auflage: | 2. Auflage |
Hersteller: | Pearson Education |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 200 x 179 x 6 mm |
Von/Mit: | D T Niane |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.10.2006 |
Gewicht: | 0,113 kg |