The annotated African American folktales / edited with a foreword, introduction, and notes by Henry...
The annotated African American folktales / edited with a foreword, introduction, and notes by Henry...
The annotated African American folktales / edited with a foreword, introduction, and notes by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2018/4667
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xcii, 651 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : stories, wisdom, and contradiction -- Figuring it out : facing complications with dilemma tales -- Addin...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A treasury of dozens of African-American folktales discusses their role in a broader cultural heritage, sharing such classics as the Brer Rabbit stories, the African trickster Anansi, and tales from the late nineteenth-century's "Southern Workman."
"Drawing from the great folklorists of the past while expanding African American lore with dozens of tales rarely seen before, The Annotated African American Folktales revolutionizes the canon like no other volume. Following in the tradition of such classics as Arthur Huff Fauset's "Negro Folk Tales from the South" (1927), Zora Neale Hurston's Mule...
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Full title
The annotated African American folktales / edited with a foreword, introduction, and notes by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 627-651).
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Call Numbers
G 2018/4667
Record Identifier
74VKVkWKq0oX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVkWKq0oX
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ISBN
0871407531 (hardcover)
9780871407535 (hardcover)
DDC
398.208996073
MMS ID
991024182809902626
