Ewe Comic Heroes (RLE Folklore) : Trickster Tales in Togo.

By:

Konrad, Zinta

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781317551737

Subject(s):

Oral tradition - Togo

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ewe Comic Heroes (RLE Folklore)DDC classification:

398.21089963374

LOC classification:

GR351.52.E83 -- .K65 2015eb

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Contents:

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Series Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Collection -- Chapter Two: Origins of Trickster -- Chapter Three: Methodology -- Chapter Four: Formal Features of Trickster Narratives -- Chapter Five: Metaphor and Meaning in Trickster Narratives -- Chapter Six: Style in Performance -- Chapter Seven: Why Trickster? -- Appendix -- Bibliography.

Summary: The trickster character is prominent in the cultural, particularly narrative, traditions of many different peoples throughout the world. Comic and serious, stupid and clever, benevolent and evil, winner and loser, the trickster is a study in contradictions. The trickster cannot be pigeonholed, for he does not fit into any neat categories or definitions. This study, first published in 1994, aims to give the reader the opportunity to experience in some small measure the dynamic and exciting dramatic oral narrative performances of the Ewe people of West Africa.

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The trickster character is prominent in the cultural, particularly narrative, traditions of many different peoples throughout the world. Comic and serious, stupid and clever, benevolent and evil, winner and loser, the trickster is a study in contradictions. The trickster cannot be pigeonholed, for he does not fit into any neat categories or definitions. This study, first published in 1994, aims to give the reader the opportunity to experience in some small measure the dynamic and exciting dramatic oral narrative performances of the Ewe people of West Africa.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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