Joel Chandler Harris, Folklorist

Stella Brewer Brookes's study of the life and work of Joel Chandler Harris was published in 1950. Brookes examines how Harris drew on his extensive knowledge of African American folklore and culture to create the characters in his work. Brookes classifies the Uncle Remus books under seven major categories: trickster tales, other "creeturs," myths, supernatural tales, proverbs, dialect, and songs.

Author: Stella Brewer Brookes
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 05/01/2009
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9780820334370

About the Author
STELLA BREWER BROOKES (1903-1993) was an authority on Joel Chandler Harris who taught at Clarke College in Atlanta for more than forty years. Her brother was the noted folklore scholar John Mason Brewer.