African-American Proverbs in Context From: Journal of American Folklore | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Fulmer, Jacqueline | Copyright American Folklore Society, Inc. Summer 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

African-American Proverbs in Context. By Sw. Anand Prahlad. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1996. Pp. xiv + 292, preface, appendix, notes, references, index.)

Sw. Anand Prahlad's African-American Proverbs in Context builds on the best work done so far in the study of proverbs, in general, and of African American proverbs, specifically. More importandy, this study provides a well-crafted approach that I think will inspire further work. Combined with an overview of pertinent s...

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