{"product_id":"jamaican-song-and-story","title":"Canti e racconti giamaicani","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA spider outwits the strong, children sing in rings, and Jamaican speech carries stories from mouth to page.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamaican Song and Story brings together folk tales, songs, game tunes and sayings gathered by Walter Jekyll. At its heart are the words and music of ordinary Jamaicans. Meet Anansi, called Annancy in Jamaican speech, among animals who act like people, and enter an oral culture with roots in West Africa and a new life in the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection moves between storytelling, children's games and dances, with tunes set down in musical notation. Jekyll's interest in music and language shapes the book throughout. The tales use Jamaican speech, with spelling that suggests its sound. That may slow your first reading, but it invites you to notice the language as closely as the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnnancy the trickster\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the spider who outwits the strong in tales of animals acting like people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSongs woven through stories\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover songs that belong to the telling of tales, alongside the tales themselves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRings, games and dances\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore tunes tied to children's games, singing rings and dances.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe sound of speech\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read Jamaican speech on the page, with spellings that invite a closer look.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoots across the sea\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore an oral culture with West African roots and a Caribbean life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for lovers of folklore, Caribbean history, music and spoken language, and for teachers and storytellers seeking rich material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet Annancy in a world of Jamaican tales and songs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534666400092,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03391_en_ebook-front_c13.jpg?v=1792175029","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/canti-e-racconti-giamaicani","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}