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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808372903321

Autore

Bradford Roark <1896-1948.>

Titolo

John Henry [[electronic resource] ] : Roark Bradford's novel and play / / introduction and scholarly materials by Steven C. Tracy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-19-772479-5

0-19-045160-2

1-281-71812-2

9786611718121

0-19-970790-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TracySteven C <1954-> (Steven Carl)

Disciplina

813/.52

Soggetti

John Henry (Legendary character)

African Americans

Folklore - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes discographies.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND TRANSCRIPTIONS; Works Cited; Discography of Recordings Echoing the Folk Tradition in Bradford's John Henry; Transcriptions of Several Versions of "John Henry" Recorded or Collected Between 1900 and 1931; John Henry Folk Song Bibliography; John Henry Selected Bibliography, 1932-Present; John Henry Discography, 1921-1931; Roark Bradford Selected Bibliography; Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford Chronology; PART I. John Henry: A Novel; PART II. John Henry: A Play

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction. Bibliography for introduction. Discography of recordings echoing the folk tradition in the novel. Transcriptions of versions of the folk songs. John Henry folk song bibliography. John Henry bibliography, 1932-Present. John Henry folk song discography, 1921-1931. Roark Bradford Bibliography. Reviews of the novel. Reviews of the play. Roark Bradford Chronology. John Henry: the novel _. I. The Birth of John Henry. II. Coonjine. III. The Black River Country. IV. V. VI. Back of Town. VII. Julie Anne. VIII. Fourteen-Thirty-Six. IX. Woman on My Weary Mind.



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