African-American Proverbs in Context

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

African-American Proverbsin Context Publications of the American Folklore Society, New Series Elaine J. Lawless, General Editor A listing of recent books in this series appears at the back of this volume. African-Amermica. Proverbs in Context Sw. ANAND PRAHLAD University Press of Mississippi Jackson Copyright © 1996 by the University Press of Mississippi All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica 99 98 97 96 4 3 2 1 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for BookLongevityofthe Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Prahlad, Sw. Anand. African-American proverbs in context / Sw. AnandPrahlad. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87805-889-3. — ISBN 0-87805-890-7 (pbk.) i. Afro-American proverbs. 2. Afro-American proverbs—History and criticism . I. Tide. PN6426.P73 1996 398.9*21'08996073—dc2o 95-53818 CIP British Library Cataloging-in-Publication data available To Nick, Laura, and Osho and to the memory of my great-grandmother, Mrs. Clara Abrams This page intentionally left blank ...