Sundiata | Essays and Criticism

  • The Role of the Griot

    In the following essay, Ramey focuses on the role of the griot in crafting a unique, individualized version of the story each time it is retold, and comments on the atypical nature of a written and published version of Sundiata.

  • The African Heroic Epic

    In the following excerpt, the critic discusses characteristics of African heroic epics and notes ways that Sundiata (here called Sunjata) both conforms to and differs from other such epics.