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Hainteny the traditional poetry of madagascar
/ Leonard fox
- London: Associated university presses, 1990
- 464 P.
Foreword by Dr. Césaire Rabenoro, President of the Académie
Malagasy
Preface
Acknowledgments
Notes on Malagasy
Introduction
Texts and Translations:
The Course of Love
Desire, Hesitation, Declaration (nos. 1-40)
Consent and Union (nos. 41-63)
Refusal (nos. 64-87)
Rivals (nos. 88-119)
Separation and Abandonment (nos. 120-82)
Regrets, Reproaches, and Indifference (nos. 183-251)
The Course of Life
Good and Evil (nos. 252-68)
Wisdom and Foolishness (nos. 269-311)
Parents and Children (nos. 312-23)
Poverty and Wealth (nos. 324-30)
Pride (nos. 331-57)
Mockery and Humor (nos. 358-98)
Prayers and Imprecations (nos. 399-410)
War (nos. 411-15)
Death (nos. 416-22)
Variants (nos. 423-57)
Notes
Glossary
Appendix: The Textual History of Hainteny
Bibliography
Indexes of First Lines
Malagasy
English
English
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