Book
The annotated African American folktales / edited with a foreword, introduction, and notes by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780871407535 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xcii, 651 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles ; 27 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | African Americans > Folklore. |
| Genre: | Folk tales. |
- Baker & Taylor
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." - Baker & Taylor
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