African Oral Literature: An Introduction - Paperback

by Abdul-Rasheed Na'allah (Author)

This book guides us from the very beginnings of African oral traditions, through the whole range of theories and contexts, and right up to the modern technological age. With key questions, exercises and further reading to guide readers at the end of each chapter, this book is the perfect introduction to the study of African oral literature.

Author Biography

Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah was formerly Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Professor of English, Comparative Oral Poetics and Performance, University of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. He's the author of African Discourse in Islam, Oral Traditions, and Performance (Routeldge, 2010); Yoruba Oral Tradition in Islamic Nigeria (Routledge, 2020), among others.