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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paschal KyoorePublisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Edition: New edition Volume: 12 Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9781433147043ISBN 10: 1433147041 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 23 February 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews«Dagara Verbal Art is a comprehensive presentation of Dagara folklore. In addition to analyzing and interpreting the folklore, it explores the relationships among various genres: how, for example, folktales relate to riddles and puzzles, how riddling precedes the telling of folktales, and how songs func-tion in the tales. A scholarly study that is readable, engaging, and peppered with interesting and memorable anecdotes, Da-gara Verbal Art is suitable for general readership and courses on folklore.» (Joseph L. Mbele, Western Folklore, Volume 77, Number 1/2018) Dagara Verbal Art is a comprehensive presentation of Dagara folklore. In addition to analyzing and interpreting the folklore, it explores the relationships among various genres: how, for example, folktales relate to riddles and puzzles, how riddling precedes the telling of folktales, and how songs func-tion in the tales. A scholarly study that is readable, engaging, and peppered with interesting and memorable anecdotes, Da-gara Verbal Art is suitable for general readership and courses on folklore. (Joseph L. Mbele, Western Folklore, Volume 77, Number 1/2018) Author InformationPaschal Kyoore earned his Ph.D. from Ohio State University and his D.E.A from the Université de Bordeaux III. He is currently Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College. His publications include The African and Caribbean Historical Novel in French: A Quest for Identity, Folktales: Dagara of West Africa, and Dagara Folk Tales: Ghana and Burkina Faso, among others. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |