The Resource The hammers of creation : folk culture in modern African-American fiction, Eric J. Sundquist
The hammers of creation : folk culture in modern African-American fiction, Eric J. Sundquist
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- Summary
- "In The Hammers of Creation, Eric J. Sundquist analyzes the powerful role played by folk culture in three major African-American novels of the early twentieth century: James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man, Zora Neale Hurston's Jonah's Gourd Vine, and Arna Bontemps's Black Thunder." "Sundquist explains how the survival of cultural traditions originating in Africa and in slavery became a means of historical reflection and artistic creation for modern writers. He goes on to illustrate and compare the ways in which the three representative novels use aspects of African-American culture, including the folklore of slavery, black music from spirituals to jazz, black worship and sermonic form, and African-American resistance to slavery and segregation." "The Hammers of Creation focuses on the unique narrative form of each of the three novels - Johnson's fictive autobiography, Hurston's ethnographic commentary combined with personal narrative, and Bontemps's historical fiction based on Gabriel's slave rebellion - to illustrate the range of fictional strategies black writers have employed. Through their attempts to gain cultural integrity, Sundquist explains, these writers were able to recover and preserve vital aspects of African-American history." "Sundquist argues that by incorporating vernacular culture and the oral tradition into their works, Johnson, Hurston, and Bontemps challenge the primacy of written narrative while creating an African-American literary tradition that links the world of African ancestors and antebellum culture to the world of contemporary letters."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 151 p
- Contents
-
- Foreword
- Preface
- Ch. 1.
- "These Old Slave Songs": The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man.
- p. 1
- Ch. 2.
- "The Drum with the Man Skin": Jonah's Gourd Vine.
- p. 49
- Ch. 3.
- "A Song without Words": Black Thunder.
- p. 92
- Bibliography.
- p. 135
- Index.
- p. 147
- Isbn
- 9780820314600
- Label
- The hammers of creation : folk culture in modern African-American fiction
- Title
- The hammers of creation
- Title remainder
- folk culture in modern African-American fiction
- Statement of responsibility
- Eric J. Sundquist
- Subject
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- African Americans in literature
- American fiction -- African American authors | History and criticism
- Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973
- Folklore in literature
- African Americans -- Folklore
- Johnson, James Weldon
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
- Literature and folklore -- United States
- Hurston, Zora Neale
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In The Hammers of Creation, Eric J. Sundquist analyzes the powerful role played by folk culture in three major African-American novels of the early twentieth century: James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man, Zora Neale Hurston's Jonah's Gourd Vine, and Arna Bontemps's Black Thunder." "Sundquist explains how the survival of cultural traditions originating in Africa and in slavery became a means of historical reflection and artistic creation for modern writers. He goes on to illustrate and compare the ways in which the three representative novels use aspects of African-American culture, including the folklore of slavery, black music from spirituals to jazz, black worship and sermonic form, and African-American resistance to slavery and segregation." "The Hammers of Creation focuses on the unique narrative form of each of the three novels - Johnson's fictive autobiography, Hurston's ethnographic commentary combined with personal narrative, and Bontemps's historical fiction based on Gabriel's slave rebellion - to illustrate the range of fictional strategies black writers have employed. Through their attempts to gain cultural integrity, Sundquist explains, these writers were able to recover and preserve vital aspects of African-American history." "Sundquist argues that by incorporating vernacular culture and the oral tradition into their works, Johnson, Hurston, and Bontemps challenge the primacy of written narrative while creating an African-American literary tradition that links the world of African ancestors and antebellum culture to the world of contemporary letters."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sundquist, Eric J
- Government publication
- government publication level undetermined
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Series statement
- Mercer University Lamar memorial lectures
- Series volume
- 35
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- American fiction
- Literature and folklore
- African Americans in literature
- African Americans
- Folklore in literature
- Johnson, James Weldon
- Bontemps, Arna
- Hurston, Zora Neale
- Johnson, James Weldon
- Label
- The hammers of creation : folk culture in modern African-American fiction, Eric J. Sundquist
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-145) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Foreword
- Preface
- Ch. 1.
- "These Old Slave Songs": The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man.
- p. 1
- Ch. 2.
- "The Drum with the Man Skin": Jonah's Gourd Vine.
- p. 49
- Ch. 3.
- "A Song without Words": Black Thunder.
- p. 92
- Bibliography.
- p. 135
- Index.
- p. 147
- Control code
- 980091046523
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 151 p
- Isbn
- 9780820314600
- Lccn
- lc91046523
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- The hammers of creation : folk culture in modern African-American fiction, Eric J. Sundquist
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-145) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Foreword
- Preface
- Ch. 1.
- "These Old Slave Songs": The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man.
- p. 1
- Ch. 2.
- "The Drum with the Man Skin": Jonah's Gourd Vine.
- p. 49
- Ch. 3.
- "A Song without Words": Black Thunder.
- p. 92
- Bibliography.
- p. 135
- Index.
- p. 147
- Control code
- 980091046523
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 151 p
- Isbn
- 9780820314600
- Lccn
- lc91046523
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- African Americans in literature
- American fiction -- African American authors | History and criticism
- Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973
- Folklore in literature
- African Americans -- Folklore
- Johnson, James Weldon
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
- Literature and folklore -- United States
- Hurston, Zora Neale
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