Author: Ennis Rees
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9781562825782
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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A retelling in rhymed text and illustrations of three tales about the antics of Brer Rabbit and his friends.
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ISBN: 9789997745750
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Languages : en
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Author: Ennis Rees
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Rhymed versions of Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby, Winnianimus Grass, and Hello House, first collected by J.C. Harris.
Author: Ennis Rees
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ISBN: 9780929077116
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Author: Ennis REES
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Author: Joel Chandler Harris
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher: Voyager Books/Libros Viajeros
ISBN: 9780152015596
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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A fascinating and fun collection of Brer Rabbit with superb illustrations by Barry Moser.
Author: Emily Zobel Marshall
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1783481110
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 183
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Our fascination with the trickster figure, whose presence is global, stems from our desire to break free from the tightly regimented structures of our societies. Condemned to conform to laws and rules imposed by governments, communities, social groups and family bonds, we revel in the fantasy of the trickster whose energy and cunning knows no bounds and for whom nothing is sacred. One such trickster is Brer Rabbit, who was introduced to North America through the folktales of enslaved Africans. On the plantations, Brer Rabbit, like Anansi in the Caribbean, functioned as a resistance figure for the enslaved whose trickery was aimed at undermining and challenging the plantation regime. Yet as Brer Rabbit tales moved from the oral tradition to the printed page in the late nineteenth-century, the trickster was emptied of his potentially powerful symbolism by white American collectors, authors and folklorists in their attempt to create a nostalgic fantasy of the plantation past. American Trickster offers readers a unique insight into the cultural significance of the Brer Rabbit trickster figure, from his African roots and through to his influence on contemporary culture. Exploring the changing portrayals of the trickster figure through a wealth of cultural forms including folktales, advertising, fiction and films the book scrutinises the profound tensions between the perpetuation of damaging racial stereotypes and the need to keep African-American folk traditions alive. Emily Zobel Marshall argues that Brer Rabbit was eventually reclaimed by twentieth-century African-American novelists whose protagonists ‘trick’ their way out of limiting stereotypes, break down social and cultural boundaries and offer readers practical and psychological methods for challenging the traumatic legacies of slavery and racism.
Author: Enid Blyton
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 1444930214
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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It's wits against brawn in the classic tales of Brer Rabbit, re-told by one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Enid Blyton. Brer Rabbit is as clever as can be. He loves to play jokes and tricks on his animal friends, but every now and then they get him back! Join Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Brer Bear in over 80 short stories re-told by Enid Blyton for children in her own style. This collection contains stories from the books Enid Blyton's Brer Rabbit Book (1948) and Brer Rabbit's a Rascal! (1965) and black and white illustrations.
Author: Virginia Hamilton
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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In this retelling, using Gullah speech, of a familiar story the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox who has set out to trap him.
