Sunjata: A New Prose Version : A New Prose Version
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1624664946
ISBN-13
9781624664946
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 1st, 2016
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
232 grams
Dimensions
14.20 x 21.50 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
PoetryAfrican historyFolklore, myths & legends
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David Conrad's new prose translation of the Sunjata epic highlights the narrative aspect of the epicwhile conveying the essential performative quality of his 2004 verse translation. A revised Introduction, a glossary of Maninka terms, a guide to major characters, and maps provide further assistance tofirst-time readers of the epic.
"After existing orally for hundreds of years, Sunjata was written down in the 20th century. David Conrad, who recorded a new version of the epic, has now crafted a prose translation that preserves the oral flavor of live performance. The result is a captivating work of literature that will finally give the story of Sunjata its well-deserved place among the great epics of world literature."
—Martin Puchner, Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature, Harvard University
—Martin Puchner, Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature, Harvard University
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