Social Rituals & the Verbal Art of Zora Neale Hurston

Description:

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.

subjects: African Americans in literature,  Manners and customs in literature,  Black English in literature,  Literature and anthropology,  Criticism and interpretation,  Rites and ceremonies in literature,  Speech in literature,  Women and literature,  History,  Theater,  Critique et interprétation,  Ritual,  Mœurs et coutumes dans la littérature,  Roman,  Volkskultur,  Rites et cérémonies dans la littérature,  Schwarze,  Black English (Dialecte) dans la littérature,  Noirs américains dans la littérature,  Histoire,  Parole dans la littérature,  Sprache,  Femmes et littérature,  Littérature et anthropologie

People: Zora Neale Hurston

Places: United States

Times: 20th century