Gassire's Lute : a West African epic

Author(s)

• Jablow, Alta
• Dillon, Leo
• Dillon, Diane

Bibliographic Information

Gassire's Lute : a West African epic

translation, adaptation and essay by Alta Jablow ; illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon

Waveland Press, 1991, c1971

Note

Summary: An epic poem from the West African Sudan recounts the fall of the city-state of Wagadu due to a noble warrior's vanity and determination to become his people's first bard

Based on the German text in L. Frobenius' Atlantis (1921-28) v. 6

Details

• NCID: BA23094299
• ISBN:
  • 0881335436
• LCCN: 70133119
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: Prospect Hights, Ill.
• Pages/Volumes: 62 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PZ8.3.J125
  • DC : 398.22/0966
• Subject Headings:
  • JVSH : Folklore -- Africa, West