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Finnegan, Ruth. Oral Literature in Africa

Author
Finnegan, Ruth
Published On
January 24, 2023
Original Date
2012
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Finnegan, Ruth. Oral Literature in Africa. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Open Book Publishers, 2012.

Ruth Finnegan’s Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa.

Source: culled from https://books.openedition.org

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