From Trickster to Badman : : The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom / / John W. Roberts.
To protect their identity and values, Africans enslaved in America transformed various familiar character types to create folk heroes who offered models of behavior both recognizable to them as African people and adaptable to their situation in America.Roberts specifically examines the Afro-American...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection |
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010] ©1989 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One: Introduction -- Two: Br'er Rabbit and John: Trickster Heroes in Slavery -- Three: The Power Within: The Conjurer as Folk Hero -- Four: Christian Soldiers All: Spirituals as Heroic Expression -- Five: "You Done Me Wrong": The Badman as Outlaw Hero -- Six: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | To protect their identity and values, Africans enslaved in America transformed various familiar character types to create folk heroes who offered models of behavior both recognizable to them as African people and adaptable to their situation in America.Roberts specifically examines the Afro-American trickster and the trickster tale tradition, the conjurer as folk hero, the biblical heroic tradition, and the badman as outlaw hero. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780812203110 9783110413458 9783110413618 9783110442526 |
DOI: | 10.9783/9780812203110 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | John W. Roberts. |