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John Henry :Roark Bradford's novel and play
- 作者: Bradford, Roark,
- 其他作者: Tracy, Steven C.
- 出版: New York : Oxford University Press 2008.
- 稽核項: vi, 210 p. ;24 cm.
- 標題: African Americans Folklore , John Henry (Legendary character) Legends , Legends , John Henry (Legendary character) Songs and music , Songs and music , John Henry (Legendary character) Drama , Bradford, Roark, , John Henry (Legendary character) Fiction , Fiction , Drama , John Henry (Legendary character) , African Americans Drama , African Americans Fiction , Bradford, Roark, 1896-1948. , Folklore United States , African Americans , Folklore
- ISBN: 0199766509 , 9780199766505
- 附註: Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes discographies.
- 系統號: 005091741
- 資料類型: 圖書
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Roark Bradford's 1931 novel and 1939 play dealing with the legendary folk-hero John Henry (both titled John Henry) were extremely influential in their own time, but have since then been nearly forgotten. Steven C. Tracy has united these hard-to-find works in a single critical edition that helps contextualize-and revive-both texts. An expansive introduction explores Bradford's life; recounts critical responses to his works; and surveys John Henry's pervasive influence in folk, literary, and popular culture. The volume also features a wide array of supplementary materials including a selected bibliography and discography, transcriptions of folksong texts and recordings available during the 1930s, and a chronology of the lives of both Bradford and Henry. As Tracy's introduction makes clear, such a consideration of Bradford--set in the context of writers, both black and white, drawing upon African American folklore and using dialects along with stereotypical and non-stereotypical portrayals--is long overdue. This new edition is a windfall for scholars and students of folklore and African American literature.
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