Richard M Dorson

All the selections in Richard M. Dorson's Folktales Told around the World were recorded by expert collectors, and the majority of them are published here for the first time. The tales presented are told in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania. Unlike other collections derived in large part from literary texts, this volume meets the criteria of professional folklorists in assembling only authentic examples of...

An eminent folklorist here presents a rich repository of materials on the theory and practice of folklore studies in Africa. The volume opens with an extended essay by Richard M. Dorson, "Africa and the Folklorist," in which he indicates the potentialities for investigating African cultures through the concepts of folklore. The second part of the volume consists of sixteen papers from the African Folklore Conference. These papers are exhaustive treatments...

The Revolutionary War comes to life in true accounts by actual participants in America's struggle for independence. A doctor describes his experience with George Washington's army during their winter at Valley Forge, a naval hero recounts his exploits at sea with John Paul Jones, and women tell of flirtations with officers in the Continental Army. Within these narratives are descriptions of both thrilling action on the high seas and the dank interiors...