In the following essay, Conrad analyzes the treatment of the legendary hero Fakoli in the Sunjata.

In the following essay, Jansen describes rehearsals for a Sunjata performance and explains what is missed by simply reading the text as compared with experiencing a communal performance.

In the following excerpt, Innes provides an overview of the Sunjata, including its transmission, audience, language, and present-day relevance.

In the following excerpt, Belcher offers a literary analysis of portions of the Sunjata and discusses some of the epic's different versions.

In the following essay, Bulman analyzes how the storyteller achieves new meaning by reworking the hunter-stranger motif in the Sunjata.

In the following essay, Sienkewicz discusses similarities between the Sunjata and Greek myths, particularly in addressing the “tension between diversity and unity.”

In the following essay, Okpewho describes how a balance is achieved between the various elements of the Sunjata narrative.

In the following review, Bird evaluates Gordon Innes's work on the Sunjata.

In the following essay, Johnson uses the example of the Sunjata to explore the general question of historicity in oral tradition.

In the following excerpt from his study and translation of the Sunjata, Johnson focuses on the role and training of the storyteller.