Every tongue got to confess : Negro folk-tales from the Gulf states.
Entry/Object ID
Library.302
Description
xxxiv, 279 p. ; 25 cm.
Every tongue got to confess : Negro folk-tales from the Gulf states by Zora Neale Hurston.
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc042/2001024521.html
Includes bibliographical references.
In this book Zora Neale Hurston records the voices of ordinary people and pays tribute to the richness of Black vernacular--its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive power of storytelling, and showcase the continuous presence in America of the Africanized language that flourishes to this day.
Contents: God tales -- Preacher tales -- Devil tales -- Witch and hant tales -- Heaven tales -- John and Massa tales -- Tall tales -- Neatest trick tales -- Mistaken identity tales -- Fool tales -- Woman tales -- School tales -- [Miscellaneous tales -- Talking animal tales -- Animal tales -- appendix 1. -- appendix 2. -- appendix 3. "Stories Kossula told me."
Collection
Library
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
African Americans -- Folklore., Southern states -- Folklore.