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The collection of folktales from Nigeria consists of one book with 40 folktales collected from Southern Nigeria. Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria. Notes: Contains 40 Nigerian folktales. The introduction is written by Andrew Lang. Author: Elphinstone Dayrell. Published: 1910. Publisher:Longmans, Green and Co., London, New York, Bombay & Calcutta.
14 gru 2010 · The tales feature characters from local folklore, including wise animals like the tortoise and powerful kings, each with their own unique adventures and lessons to impart about life, love, and moral values.
14 gru 2010 · Mr. Dayrell's "Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria" appeal to the anthropologist within me, no less than to the lover of what children and older people call "Fairy Tales." The stories are full of mentions of strange institutions, as well as of rare adventures.
19 wrz 2024 · From the mischievous tortoise to the iconic Olurombi and The Iroko tree, this article contains 17 Nigerian folktales that’ll make you feel like a child again. Yoruba folktales. How Aaye and Aigboran became enemies. A long time ago, there was a man named Aigboran.
This paper assesses folktale as an instrument for education and the socialisation of the next generation of members of the society of the Ham of central Nigeria. The study investigates how folktale, as creative verbal art different from the ordinary everyday expression, could be explored to interpret and gain insight into the socio-cultural ...
1 cze 2010 · Ikom folk stories from Southern Nigeria. by. Dayrell, Elphinstone, 1869-1917. Publication date. 1913. Topics. Folklore. Publisher. London : Royal anthropological institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Collection. ubclibrary; toronto. Contributor. University of British Columbia Library. Language. English. Item Size. 159.9M. viii, 101, [1] p. 28 cm.
23 sty 2020 · LibriVox recording of Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa by Elphinstone Dayrell . A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when the book was published. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn.
