From Folklore to Fiction: A Study of Folk Heroes and Rituals in the Black American Novel

by H. Nigel Thomas

Book Overview

For Thomas, folklore' is an all-encompassing term that incorporates the sum total of the rituals, practices, and behavior of the black community. . . . Although some readers will quarrel with the elasticity of Thomas's theoretical framework, this study nevertheless offers a useful overview of the various ways in which Afro-American writers have drawn upon a common cultural heritage. Choice

This study focuses on the transposition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313262241
• ISBN13: 9780313262241
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.8"