African Folktales - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0805207325 ISBN 13: 9780805207323

Casa editrice: Schocken Books, 1987

Riassunto

A selection of eighty-one folktales from the many cultures that exist south of the Sahara, African Folktales includes tales of the Hausa and the Ashanti, the Bantu, the Bushmen, and the Zulu. The narratives, which range from the mythical tale to the humorous anecdote, are divided into four categories:

I. The Universe and Its Beginnings

II. The Animal and His World

III. The Realm of Man

IV. Man and His Fate

Su questo libro

Recensione:

"Everyone knows -- however -- vaguely -- and admires the folktales that have come to us from early Greece, from Asia, from medieval Europe. These folktales from Africa, now made available to the general reader, are as fine."

-- The Reporter

L'autore:

The late Paul Radin, one of the most distinguished of American anthropologists, was also the author of The Trickster: A Study of American Indian Mythology (Schocken paperback).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Schocken Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0805207325
• ISBN 13: 9780805207323
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 322
• Redattore: Radin Paul