African Folktales in the New World (Folkloristics)
by William W. Bascom
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These essays... are of immense importance to anyone interested in the issues of origins and folklore texts."--Choice ... this is Bascom at his best.... an attractive and full-bodied book." --Fabula These essays, devoted to traditional narratives found in Africa and in the New World, represent the last major research project of William Bascom (1912-1981), eminent authority on African art and folklore--his intention was to demonstrate the African roots of African American folktales.Tags
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- Nonfiction, History, Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism, Tween
- DDC/MDS
- 398.2 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore Folklore & Folktales Folk literature
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- GR111 .A47 .B37 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Folklore Folklore By region or country
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