The Resource How to read a folktale : the Ibonia epic from Madagascar, translation and reader's guide by Lee Haring, (electronic resource)
How to read a folktale : the Ibonia epic from Madagascar, translation and reader's guide by Lee Haring, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- "How to Read a Folktale offers the first English translation of Ibonia, a spellbinding tale of old Madagascar. Ibonia is a folktale on epic scale. Much of its plot sounds familiar: a powerful royal hero attempts to rescue his betrothed from an evil adversary and, after a series of tests and duels, he and his lover are joyfully united with a marriage that affirms the royal lineage. These fairytale elements link Ibonia with European folktales, but the tale is still very much a product of Madagascar. It contains African-style praise poetry for the hero; it presents Indonesian-style riddles and poems; and it inflates the form of folktale into epic proportions. Recorded when the Malagasy people were experiencing European contact for the first time, Ibonia proclaims the power of the ancestors against the foreigner. Through Ibonia, Lee Haring expertly helps readers to understand the very nature of folktales. His definitive translation, originally published in 1994, has now been fully revised to emphasize its poetic qualities, while his new introduction and detailed notes give insight into the fascinating imagination and symbols of the Malagasy. Haring's research connects this exotic narrative with fundamental questions not only of anthropology but also of literary criticism."--
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- How to read a folktale : the Ibonia epic from Madagascar
- Title
- How to read a folktale
- Title remainder
- the Ibonia epic from Madagascar
- Statement of responsibility
- translation and reader's guide by Lee Haring
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "How to Read a Folktale offers the first English translation of Ibonia, a spellbinding tale of old Madagascar. Ibonia is a folktale on epic scale. Much of its plot sounds familiar: a powerful royal hero attempts to rescue his betrothed from an evil adversary and, after a series of tests and duels, he and his lover are joyfully united with a marriage that affirms the royal lineage. These fairytale elements link Ibonia with European folktales, but the tale is still very much a product of Madagascar. It contains African-style praise poetry for the hero; it presents Indonesian-style riddles and poems; and it inflates the form of folktale into epic proportions. Recorded when the Malagasy people were experiencing European contact for the first time, Ibonia proclaims the power of the ancestors against the foreigner. Through Ibonia, Lee Haring expertly helps readers to understand the very nature of folktales. His definitive translation, originally published in 1994, has now been fully revised to emphasize its poetic qualities, while his new introduction and detailed notes give insight into the fascinating imagination and symbols of the Malagasy. Haring's research connects this exotic narrative with fundamental questions not only of anthropology but also of literary criticism."--
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- Index
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- non fiction
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- Turin, Mark
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- World oral literature series
- Series volume
- vol. 4
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- Merina (Malagasy people)
- Folk literature, Malagasy
- Epic literature, Malagasy
- Oral tradition
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- How to read a folktale : the Ibonia epic from Madagascar, translation and reader's guide by Lee Haring, (electronic resource)
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- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147) and index
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- This book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC-BY 3.0). For more detailed information consult the publisher's website.
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- How to read a folktale : the Ibonia epic from Madagascar, translation and reader's guide by Lee Haring, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- EUI authentication allows users to access and download HTML, PDF, XML, ePub and/or Mobi form
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- xb21063217
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 153 pages)
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781909254077
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)878145045
- Terms governing use
- This book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC-BY 3.0). For more detailed information consult the publisher's website.
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