In Search of Sunjata: The Mande Oral Epic as History, Literature and Performance
- ISBN-10
- 0253334527
- ISBN-13
- 9780253334527
- Category
- African literature
- Pages
- 370
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Author
- Ralph A. Austen
Description
The Sunjata epic, which celebrates the founder of the 13th century Mali empire, is Âthe most famous African epic. The pathbreaking essays by well known scholars in this watershed volume examine Sunjata from a variety of perspectives.
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