Stella Brewer Brookes

Broschiertes Buch

Joel Chandler Harris, Folklorist

Beschreibung

Stella Brewer Brookes's study of the life and work of Joel Chandler Harris was published in 1950. Brookes examines how Harris drew on his extensive knowledge of African American folklore and culture to create the characters in his work. Brookes classifies the Uncle Remus books under seven major categories: trickster tales, other "creeturs," myths, supernatural tales, proverbs, dialect, and songs.

Autor

STELLA BREWER BROOKES (1903-1993) was an authority on Joel Chandler Harris who taught at Clarke College in Atlanta for more than forty years. Her brother was the noted folklore scholar John Mason Brewer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Georgia Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9780820334370
• ISBN-10: 0820334375
• Artikelnr.: 26500859