In this Book
- From Trickster to Badman: The Black Folk Hero in Slavery and Freedom
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. vi
- One: Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- Six: Conclusion
- pp. 220-222
- Bibliography
- pp. 224-229
Additional Information
ISBN
9780812203110
Related ISBN(s)
9780812213331
MARC Record
OCLC
44955323
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2011-07-21
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1989