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African folktales in the New World / William Bascom.
Van Pelt Library GR111.A47 B37 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bascom, William R., 1912-1981.
- Series:
- Folkloristics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Folklore.
- African Americans.
- Tales--United States--History and criticism.
- Tales.
- Tales--Africa--History and criticism.
- Black people--America--Folklore.
- Black people.
- America.
- Africa.
- United States.
- Tales--America--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 243 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1992]
- Summary:
- "These essays... are of immense importance to anyone interested inthe issues of origins and folklore texts." --Choice -- ..". this is Bascom at his best.... an attractive andfull-bodied book." -- Fabula -- These essays, devoted totraditional narratives found in Africa and in the New World, represent the lastmajor research project of William Bascom (1912-1981), eminent authority on Africanart and folklore -- his intention was to demonstrate the African roots of AfricanAmerican folktales.
- Notes:
- "First appeared in Research in African literatures from 1976 to 1982"--Foreword.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0253311284
- 0253207363
- OCLC:
- 25048839
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