In the Creole Twilight
Poems and Songs from Louisiana Folklore
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Word Count
22,000 words, Guess
Page Count
88 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27516257M
- ISBN-139780807161548
- ISBN-100807161543
- OCLC Control Number930822237
- OCLC Control Number903873765
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2015006257
- Amazon0807161543
Classifications
- LCCPS3603.A3775 A6 2015
- LCCPS3603.A3775A6 2015
Description
Many recurring motifs found in south Louisiana?s culture spring from the state?s rich folklore. Influenced by settlers of European and African heritage, celebrated customs like the Courir de Mardi Gras and fabled creatures like the Loup-Garou are outgrowths of the region?s distinctive oral traditions. Joshua Clegg Caffery?s In the Creole Twilight draws from this vibrant and diverse legacy to create an accessible reimagining of traditional storytelling and song. A scholar and Grammy-nominated musician, Caffery borrows from the syllabic structures, rhyme schemes, narratives, and settings that characterize Louisiana songs and tales to create new verse that is both well-researched and refreshingly inventive. Paired with original pen-and-ink illustrations as well as notes that clarify the origins of characters and themes, Caffery?s compositions provide a link to the old worlds of southern Louisiana while constructing an entirely new one.--Amazon.com.
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- In the Creole Twilight: Poems and Songs from Louisiana Folklore
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