Book Condition: Very Good with slight speckling and yellowing to Page Edges, otherwise clean, clear, tight copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine (myvlar wrap). First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7พ" - 9พ" tall. This volume presents a thorough, scholarly account of oral epic literature among the Nyanga of eastern Zaire. It discusses the epics' general characteristics, their cultural content, their relationship to heroic tales, and their form and style. The book contains a glossary, appedices, footnotes, bibliography, and an index.
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