{"product_id":"john-henry-roark-bradfords-novel-and-play-9780199766505","title":"John Henry: Roark Bradford's Novel and Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Roark Bradford | Steven C. Tracy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - African American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoark Bradford's 1931 novel and 1939 play dealing with the legendary folk-hero John Henry (both titled \u003cem\u003eJohn Henry\u003c\/em\u003e) were extremely influential in their own time, but have since then been nearly forgotten. Steven C. Tracy has united these hard-to-find works in a single critical edition that helps contextualize-and revive-both texts. An expansive introduction explores Bradford's life; recounts critical responses to his works; and surveys John Henry's pervasive influence in folk, literary, and popular culture. The volume also features a wide array of supplementary materials including a selected bibliography and discography, transcriptions of folksong texts and recordings available during the 1930s, and a chronology of the lives of both Bradford and Henry. As Tracy's introduction makes clear, such a consideration of Bradford--set in the context of writers, both black and white, drawing upon African American folklore and using dialects along with stereotypical and non-stereotypical portrayals--is long overdue. This new edition is a windfall for scholars and students of folklore and African American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47601004707991,"sku":"9780199766505","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199766505.webp?v=1775010177","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/john-henry-roark-bradfords-novel-and-play-9780199766505","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}