Wit and Humor in Black American Literature (Folk and Recorded)
FAIN: FT-12994-76
Daryl C. Dance
University of Richmond (Richmond, VA 23173-0001)
To study wit and humor in Black American Literature (folk and recorded^ considering the origins, purposes, fractions, forms, subject matter, themes, techniques, and language. The study will begin with a collection of folklores, tracing the development of humor from the slave narratives to the modern periods.