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TURNER, LORENZO D. – 1963
MOST OF THE KRIO FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE TRANSCRIBED IN THIS VOLUME HAS NEVER BEFORE APPEARED IN PRINT. IT IS INTENDED FOR THE PEOPLE OF SIERRA LEONE THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS FOR PERSONS WHO WISH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WEST AFRICAN CULTURE AND THE KRIO LANGUAGE. INCLUDED IN THE FOLKLORE RECORDED HERE ARE PROVERBS, RIDDLES, AND FOLK TALES GATHERED IN…
Descriptors: African Culture, Anthologies, Cultural Background, Essays
Thacher, Jean Louise N., Comp. – 1984
Titles of 152 books of Middle Eastern and North African literature are listed in this annotated bibliography. Contents of the bibliography include: (1) 3 anthologies; (2) 24 collections of poetry; (3) 31 contemporary novels; (4) 23 collections of contemporary short stories; (5) 3 collections of plays and 3 single plays; (6) 10 collections of…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Anthologies
Gale, Steven H. – 1995
Traditionally, an important function of folktales in West Africa has been to educate, as the older generation imparts knowledge to younger members of the family, tribe, societal unit, or ethnic group both informally in everyday life and more formally within the context of the bush schools. This anthology of West African folk literature offers more…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Anthologies, Area Studies
