The Hammers of Creation: Folk Culture in Modern African-American Fiction

By (author): "Eric J. Sundquist"

Genres:Criticism books African American books Literature books American books Literary Fiction books Theory books Folklore books

Publish Date: December 1992

The Hammers of Creation: Folk Culture in Modern African-American Fiction

ISBN0820314609

ISBN139780820314600

AsinThe Hammers of Creation: Folk Culture in Modern African-American Fiction

Original titleThe Hammers of Creation: Folk Culture in Modern African-American Fiction (Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures) (Mercer University Lamar Memorial

Eric J. Sundquist analyses the powerful role played by folk culture in three major African-American novels of the early 20th century: James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man, Zora Neale Hurston's Jonah's Gourd Vine, and Arna Bontemps' Black Thunder.