Author: Richard Mercer DorsonPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Negro Folktales in Michigan. Collected and Edited by Richard M. Dorson
Author: Richard Mercer DorsonPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Negro Folktales in Michigan
Author: Richard M. DorsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780674280526
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Negro Folktales in Michigan. Collected and Edited by R.M. Dorson
Author: Richard Mercer DorsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Negro Folktales in Michigan... Edited by Richard M. Dorson
Author: Richard M. DorsonAmerican Negro Folktales
Author: Richard M. DorsonPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486796809
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Rich anthology of African-American folklore offers scores of humorous and harrowing stories. Collected during the mid-20th century, the tales tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils, and saints.
American Negro Folktales
Author: By Richard M DorsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781639237340
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A preacher battles a bear, a mother returns from the dead, and a clever servant conducts a Big Feet Contest in this rich anthology of African-American folklore. Scores of humorous and harrowing stories, collected during the mid-twentieth century, tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils, and saints. The first part of the book provides a setting for the fables, in which folklorist Richard M. Dorson discusses their origins and the artistry of storytellers. The second part consists of the tales, which include the adventures of Old Marster and John, supernatural episodes, and comical and satirical anecdotes as well as more realistic accounts of racial injustice. Recounted in the actual words of the narrators, the folktales abound in bold language, memorable imagery, and bittersweet humor that reflect the essence of African-American storytelling traditions.
American Negro Folktales
Author: Richard Mercer DorsonPublisher: Greenwich, Conn. : Fawcett Publications
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This is a superb collection from the folktale repertoire of Negro Americans. It includes not only the well-known stories of talking animals, but also the cycle concerning Old Master and his clever slave John, and ranges from supernatural accounts of specters and bogies, through comical and satirical anecdotes, to the more realistic reports of racial injustice.
An Anthology of American Folktales and Legends
Author: Frank de CaroPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317476980
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
For folklorists, students, as well as general readers, this is the most comprehensive survey of American folktales and legends currently available. It offers an amazing variety of American legend and lore - everything from Appalachian Jack tales, African American folklore, riddles, trickster tales, tall tales, tales of the supernatural, legends of crime and criminals, tales of women, and even urban legends.The anthology is divided into three main sections - Native American and Hawaiian Narratives, Folktales, and Legends - and within each section the individual stories explore the myriad narrative traditions and genres from various geographic regions of the United States. Each section and tale genre is introduced and placed in its narrative context by noted folklorist Frank de Caro. Tale type and motif indexes complete the work.
Negro Tales from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Calvin, Michigan, by Richard M. Dorson
Author: Richard M. DorsonNegro Tales from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Calvin, Michigan
Author: Richard Mercer DorsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American tales
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description