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Roark Bradford's 1931 novel and 1939 play dealing with the legendary folk-hero John Henry (both titled John Henry) 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.
Contents
Introduction ; Bibliography for introduction ; Discography of recordings echoing the folk tradition in the novel ; Transcriptions of versions of the folk songs ; John Henry folk song bibliography ; John Henry bibliography, 1932-Present ; John Henry folk song discography, 1921-1931 ; Roark Bradford Bibliography ; Reviews of the novel ; Reviews of the play ; Roark Bradford Chronology ; John Henry: the novel _ ; I. The Birth of John Henry ; II. Coonjine ; III. The Black River Country ; Bend Your Back and Sing ; Roll, You Wheelers ; VI. Back of Town ; VII. Julie Anne ; VIII. Fourteen-Thirty-Six ; IX. Woman on My Weary Mind ; X. Poor Selma ; XI. Stacker Lee ; XII. The Poor Selma "Gris Gris" ; XIII. Man's Ever Burden ; XIV. Hand in Hand ; XV. Shoulder Your Load and Walk John Henry's Pathway ; XVI. John Henry's Pathway ; XVII. Ring, Steel, Ring ; XVIII. Down the Road ; XIX. The Way with Women ; XX. Doing for His Woman ; XXI. The How Long Song ; XXII. No Rest for the Weary Burden ; XXIII. Lord, My Burden ; XXIV. John Henry Lays His Burden Down ; XXV. John Henry's Last Go
