Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE viii
4. NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION xii
5. NOTE ON TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS xii
6. Maps xiii
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. 1. THE ARCHITECTURE OF LITERATURE AND THE INTERPLAY OF VOICES 8
9. 2. IMAGINATIVE PROSE-WRITING 20
10. 3. ORAL NARRATIVES: TATSUNIYA 'THE TALE', AND OTHER PROSE FORMS 56
11. 4. SHORT -FORM VERBAL ART 70
12. 5. THEATRE AND MIMESIS 84
13. 6. SONG AND FREELANCE POPULAR SINGERS 126
14. 7. TIED SINGERS, SINGERS FOR COMBATANTS, FARMERS AND EMIRS 166
15. 8. POETRY: FORM AND BACKGROUND 192
16. 9. MODERN HAUSA POETRY 214
17. NOTES 270
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 293
19. INDEX 327