Jamaica Anansi Stories

<p><I>Jamaica Anansi Stories</I> is a collection of folklore by Martha Warren Beckwith. Having studied under famed ethnographer Franz Boas at Columbia University Beckwith dedicated her career to recording and contextualizing the traditions of people from around the world. Specializing in Jamaican Hawaiian Sioux and Mandan-Hidatsa cultures Beckwith published widely acclaimed works of folklore and ethnography through her interviews with native storytellers around the world. One great hungry time. Anansi couldn't get anyt'ing to eat so he take up his hand-basket an' a big pot an' went down to the sea-side to catch fish. When he reach there he make up a large fire and put the pot on the fire an' say 'Come big fish!' Opening her collection with the lighthearted and instructional Animal Stories many of which record the conflicts between Anansi and the Tiger Beckwith introduces her reader to one of central figures of Jamaican folklore. Associated with resistance play and resourcefulness Anansi was a symbol of hope for a people subjected to centuries of slavery. Situated alongside similar tales from Europe popular songs riddles and jokes the Anansi stories form an invaluable part of Jamaican culture and of other Caribbean and American cultures who trace their origins to West Africa.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>