Xhosa Oral Poetry

Xhosa Oral Poetry
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 0521241138
ISBN-13 : 9780521241137
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Download or read book Xhosa Oral Poetry written by Jeff Opland and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1983-12-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1983, was the first detailed study of the Xhosa oral poetry tradition.


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