The Hammers of Creation Folk Culture in Modern African-American Fiction |
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| Author:
| Sundquist, Eric J. |
| Series title: | Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-1460-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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Analyzes the role of folk culture in three early 20th century African-American novels: ""The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man"" by James Weldon Johnson; ""Jonah's Gourd Vine"" by Zora Neale Hurston; and ""Black Thunder"" by Arna Bontemps.
Analyzes the role of folk culture in three early 20th century African-American novels: ""The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man"" by James Weldon Johnson; ""Jonah's Gourd Vine"" by Zora Neale Hurston; and ""Black Thunder"" by Arna Bontemps.