Black Border, The: Gullah Stories of the Carolina Coast
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1565544447 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 350 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Gullah This was a gift purchase. Good collection, but. This is a very good early collection of stories done in the Gullah vernacular commonly found among Blacks in the Charleston SC-Savannah Ga. area. However, Gonzales did his job a bit too well in that his phonetic recitations of these tales are almost indecipherable to those not famimiar with the dialect. Folklorists may also be interested to know that some of these tales make reappearances in Joel Chandler Harris' "Uncle Remus" tales (which came out at around the same time, so it may be the other way around) and some forty years later in the collections of the Bla. Gullah culture classic This book is a classic of Gullah culture. I've been looking for a copy ever since I taught at an historical Black college in Savannah, GA, five years ago and was introduced first hand to Gullah.
In 1891, Ambrose Gonzales (1857-1926) and his brother Narcisco founded what remains South Carolina's largest newspaper, ""The State."" The son of a father who was a Cuban revolutionary leader, and a mother who was the daughter of a South Carolina state senator and wealthy rice plantation owner, Ambrose grew up speaking the Gullah language with the slaves and freedmen who worked o
However, it is growing in both popularity and interest, asattested by recent scholarly and entertaining examinations of the dialect andstories.The author, Ambrose E. Virginia Mixson Geraty, the world'sforemost authority on Gullah and Gullah instructor at the College ofCharleston, is the author of Gullah Night Before Christmas and narrator of the companion audiocassette. More than Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit, Gullahfolklore claims a rich cultural heritage, yet few beyond the Carolina coastknow much about it. A handy Gullahglossary is included as well, to aid the reader in interpreting the dialect.Today, Gullah is alive and well. Both arepublished by Pelican.. This Gullah dialect is interesting, not m
About the AuthorIn 1891, Ambrose Gonzales (1857-1926) and his brother Narcisco founded what remains South Carolina's largest newspaper, ""The State."" The son of a father who was a Cuban revolutionary leader, and a mother who was the daughter of a South Carolina state senator and wealthy rice plantation owner, Ambrose grew up speaking the Gullah language with the slaves and freedmen who worked on the family's rice plantations. He is best remembered for his stories based on the Gullah dialect.