Mapping Obscurity: Excavating Meaning Base Materials and the African Literary Tradition

How does one go about recovering and reconstituing a literary tradition that for all intents and purposes has largely dissappeared or continues to be altered consistently by extrnal influences in a global community? Using Gambassto Vico's ideas, can we really apply a linguistic archeology that...

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Published in:International journal of Ethiopian studies 2003-07, Vol.1 (1), p.121-132
Main Author: Abani, Chris
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African literature
Dolls
Drums
ESSAYS
Lyric poetry
Oral literature
Proverbs
Riddles
Runic alphabets
Song lyrics
Toys
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Drums
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Oral literature
Proverbs
Riddles
Runic alphabets
Song lyrics
Toys
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