Folklore & Legends of Trinidad and Tobago

Gerard Besson

ISBN 10: 9768054476 / ISBN 13: 9789768054470

Published by Paria Publishing Company Limited Feb 2007, 2007

About this Item

Neuware - Folklore stories that make your hair stand on end! The folklore of Trinidad and Tobago has pan-Caribbean appeal, as it is shared in common with many former French territories in the region from Louisiana to Haiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica and St. Lucia.The beautifully illustrated book has been celebrated as a milestone publication in Trinidad and Tobago.

Seller Inventory # 9789768054470

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Folklore & Legends of Trinidad and Tobago
• Publisher: Paria Publishing Company Limited Feb 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9768054476
• ISBN 13: 9789768054470
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 276W x 215H x 14D millimeters 276 millimeters width by 215 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 332 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Long ago, as children, we would often go to the country for the long summer vacation. One of the distinct memories surviving from those times, along with those of river and sea excursions, huge meals and friends made for life, is of the stories that were told.

More often than not they were created on the spot, as my Aunt Polly's smile would reveal, as she looked at my father with mild surprise when some incredible variant of an old tale came into his head. Drawing from a vast stock of standard information on the various folk characters of Trinidad and Tobago, he was able to innovate and create narratives that could cause us to either laugh with relief or quake in our shoes. This book seeks to show what these creatures look like and to tell something of their various attributes, and gives examples of how stories may be told.