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From folklore to fiction : a study of folk heroes and rituals in the Black American novel / H. Nigel Thomas.
LIBRA - Rare PS3515.U789 Z72 1987b Banks copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, H. Nigel, 1947-
- Series:
- Contributions in Afro-American and African studies 0069-9624 ; no. 118.
- Contributions in Afro-American and African studies. 0069-9624 ; no. 118
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--African American authors.
- African Americans in literature.
- Folklore in literature.
- Heroes in literature.
- Rites and ceremonies in literature.
- African Americans--Folklore.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 200 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Greenwood Press, 1988.
- Summary:
- "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
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages [181]-194.
- ISBN:
- 0313262241
- OCLC:
- 17951639
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