The annotated African American folktales /

The annotated African American folktales / African American folktales edited with a foreword, introduction, and notes by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar. - First edition. - xcii, 651 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 627-651).

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."

9780871407535 (hardcover) 0871407531 (hardcover)

2017042550


African Americans--Folklore
Tales--United States
Folklore--United States

GR111.A47 / A55 2018

398.2089/96073