Negro Traditions Tapa blanda - 1996 - 1st Edición

Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. New. 1993. Softcover. 0870499254 . New softcover edition, no names or marks. ; 6628; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 334 pages .

University of Tennessee Press. New with no dust jacket. 1996. Softcover. 0870499254 . New softcover edition, still in original shrinkwrap. ; 0.87 x 9.03 x 6.16 Inches; 360 pages .

Paperback / softback. New. This collection of previously unpublished tales is a major contribution to the annals of African-American folk narrative. Ranging from fables to historical narratives, these tales contain a rich variety of information on folk customs, speech, and songs, providing the reader with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for nineteenth-century African-American culture. Negro Traditions offers wonderful descriptions of all manner of rural African-American folk customs, including valuable insights into post-Civil War life in rural Middle Tennessee - from riddles to dances - and how former slaves and their children felt about their lives. At times the movement of these tales toward tragedy is reminiscent of Faulkner; their humor suggests Sut Lovingood; their occasional dark surrealism has overtones of Cormac McCarthy. But the overriding reality of these tales as a representation of a people and their culture gives them a power that moves the reader beyond fiction and into… Leer más

Univ of Tennessee Pr, 1996. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 360 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.