Social rituals and the verbal art of Zora Neale Hurston
Lynda Marion Hill · 1996
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In Social Rituals and the Verbal Art of Zora Neale Hurston, Dr. Hill examines Hurston's concept of "everyday-life drama" as a basis for understanding distinctive features of African-American folk expression. Readers familiar with Hurston's work will enjoy the unique way in which Dr. Hill analyzes Hurston's folklore as part of a process rather than simply as texts severed from their field-research context. Dr. Hill's use of performance as an analytical model that crosses disciplines - including folklore, anthropology, literature, theater, African-American studies, and women's studies - provides a unique window on Hurston's life and work.
First sentence: When Hurston published her essay "Characteristics of Negro Expression" in the 1934 anthology Negro, edited by Nancy Cunard, it was one of numerous contributions reflecting some of the perplexing issues related to race pervasive during a pivotal moment in U.S. history.
Book details
- Year
- 1996
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Howard University Press
- Editions
- 1
- ISBN
- 9780882581897
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