The New Caribbean Folktales and Legends for the 21st Century by Roselle Thompson

The New Caribbean Folktales and Legends for the 21st Century by Roselle Thompson

In The New Caribbean Folktales and Legends for the 21^st Century, this author resurrects Caribbean folkloric characters to create modern tales which have originated from the folktales of the Caribbean. By doing so, it historicises their ancestral linkages and transmits their continued relevance to our present dominant, scientific and technological epoch; which at times, appears to overshadow the simplicity and potency of the folk lore today. Written with a didactic purpose, the new 21^st century Caribbean tales have a similar function; paying homage to the age-old body of folk knowledge, practices, traditions and beliefs that have been the cultural mainstay of the Caribbean region's indigenous people, right from the start.

In our rapidly changing environment, with changing public expectations and behaviour, this book sets out to embrace new ways of acquainting existing and potential audiences/readers with Caribbean Folktales and Legends, in ways that are considered audience-focused and thought-provoking; in order to keep interest in these cultural stabilisers alive.

This book is a must read for any student wishing to understand the background to Caribbean writings within the Caribbean Canon and for anyone who's interested in Language, Lore and Cultural Traditions.

Thompson, Roselle: - Roselle Thompson B.A Hons, MPhil, FRSA, has over 27 years of experience in teaching and education development in the UK, from nursery to University levels. In addition to her academic lecturing and writing, Roselle has been creating, since 1994, intensive courses in a number of subjects; including English (language and literature), Verbal Reasoning and Public Speaking for children from as young as 5 years old, to GCSE Secondary and A level 6th Form. Roselle also organises extra support Tutorials for Undergraduates struggling in their first year at university. As a Broadcaster and International Speaker, her approach is therefore to make her significantly accumulated skills available to her students for their personal empowerment, development and life-long success): Roselle is an Award Winning Writer and has written several academic essays in Refereed Academic Journals. She has been awarded for her Outstanding contribution to Black Heritage, (2011), and received an Outstanding Service Award for her, Dynamic leadership and inspirational charitable work in eradicating extreme poverty for people in the Commonwealth, (2016). She lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9780954232535
ISBN 10	0954232534
Title	The New Caribbean Folktales and Legends for the 21st Century
Author	Roselle Thompson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Eagle Publishers
Year published	2018-11-14
Number of pages	222
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