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Folk poetics : a sociosemiotic study of Yoruba trickster tales

Title
Folk poetics : a sociosemiotic study of Yoruba trickster tales / Ropo Sekoni.
Author
Sekoni, Ropo.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.

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Description
xi, 141 pages; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Contributions in Afro-American and African studies, 0069-9624 ; no. 162
Uniform Title
Contributions in Afro-American and African studies ; no. 162.
Subject
  • Yoruba (African people) > Folklore
  • Tricksters > Nigeria > History and criticism
  • Semiotics and folk literature > Nigeria
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-133) and index.
Contents
1. Features of Yoruba Trickster Tale Aesthetics -- 2. The Trickster as Folk Hero: Aesthetics of Negation -- 3. The Trickster as Villain: Aesthetics of Affirmation -- 4. Current Trends in the Use of Trickster Tale Discourse -- 5. Conclusion.
ISBN
0313280037 (alk. paper)
LCCN
93006684
OCLC
  • 27431359
  • ocm27431359
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries