Tales of Uncle Remus (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joel Chandler Harris
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction, Folklore
- Subjects: African Americans, Tricks, Tricksters, Racism, Blacks, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Interracial relationships, Farms, farmers, or farming, Storytelling, Legends, Folklore, Truthfulness and falsehood, Holidays, Devils or demons, Animals, Christmas, Fables
- Locales: South (U.S.)
Critical Evaluation:
But for the efforts of Joel Chandler Harris, it is doubtful that many of the African American folktales he preserved would have survived, or that anyone other than folklorists would have any idea of who Brer Rabbit or any of his associates are. Bugs Bunny might not even exist.
Between 1880 and his death in August, 1908, Harris produced many “Uncle Remus” books, containing a total of 168 African American folktales: Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings (1880) contained thirty-four tales; Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the...
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