Sungura and Leopard
Title | Sungura and Leopard PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Carolrhoda Books |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2006-12-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0822568012 |
A small but clever hare and a fierce leopard agree to share a house, but as the hare's family grows, he realizes that he must find a way to get rid of his bad-tempered neighbor.
Perrault's Popular Tales
Title | Perrault's Popular Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Perrault |
Publisher | |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | Children's stories |
ISBN |
Folk-tales of Angola
Title | Folk-tales of Angola PDF eBook |
Author | Héli Chatelain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 1894 |
Genre | Folk songs, Kimbundu |
ISBN |
How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots
Title | How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Knutson |
Publisher | Carolrhoda Books |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2009-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0761357912 |
The Guinea Fowl and Cow are best friends. Both of them keep an eye out for Lion. When Lion threatens, each must intervene to save the other. Beautiful watercolors transform this tale into a visual delight.
African Folklore
Title | African Folklore PDF eBook |
Author | Philip M. Peek |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1256 |
Release | 2004-03-01 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1135948739 |
Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. Over 300 entries provide in-depth examinations of individual African countries, ethnic groups, religious practices, artistic genres, and numerous other concepts related to folklore. Featuring original field photographs, a comprehensive index, and thorough cross-references, African Folklore: An Encyclopedia is an indispensable resource for any library's folklore or African studies collection. Also includes seven maps.
African Tales
Title | African Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Scheub |
Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2005-04-29 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0299209431 |
The latest work from Harold Scheub, one of the world's leading scholars of African folktales, is the broadest collection yet assembled with tales from the entire continent of Africa, north to south. It brings together mythic, fantastic, and coming-of-age tales, some transcribed more than a hundred years ago, others dating to modern-day Africa. Scheub includes the work of storytellers from major African language groups, as well as many storytellers whose work is not often heard outside of Africa. This anthology offers a classroom-ready collection that should appeal to any scholar of African literature and culture. Realizing that these tales are part of a dying art, Scheub writes for the inner ear in everyone, bringing an oral tradition to life in written form.
The Science of Fairy Tales
Title | The Science of Fairy Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Edwin Sidney Hartland |
Publisher | The Floating Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2012-06-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1775458423 |
Selkie, wee people, elves, fauns, mogwai -- no matter what you call them, virtually every cultural tradition has created a type of being that is analogous to the Western concept of the fairy. In this fascinating analysis, scholar Edwin Sidney Hartland delves into the inner workings of the ubiquitous fairy myth and traces its impact across many cultures.