Here are more than two hundred oral tales from some of
Louisiana's finest storytellers. In this comprehensive volume of
great range are transcriptions of narratives in many genres (ghost
stories, tall tales, myths, magic tales, buried-treasure tales, and
reminiscences of small-town life), from diverse voices (including
Cajuns, Creoles, Native Americans, African Americans, and
Louisianans of Hungarian, Italian, and Vietnamese descent), and
from all regions of the state. Told in both intimate and public
settings ranging from the front porch to the festival stage, these
tales proclaim the great vitality and variety of Louisiana's oral
narrative traditions. Given special focus are Harold Talbert,
Lonnie Gray, Bel Abbey, Ben Guine, and Enola Matthews--whose wealth
of imagination, memory, and artistry demonstrates the depth as well
as the breadth of the storyteller's craft.
For tales told in Cajun and Creole French, Koasati, and Spanish,
the editors have supplied both the original language and English
translation. To the volume Maida Owens has contributed an overview
of Louisiana's folk culture and a survey of folklife studies of
various regions of the state. Carl Lindahl's introduction and notes
discuss the various genres and styles of storytelling common in
Louisiana and link them with the worldwide art of the folktale.
This is a book that will have appeal both for scholars and for
anyone who loves a well-told story.
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