Harris's work as a columnist led to his creation of Uncle Remus, the black singer of songs and teller of stories. The tales, collected in "Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings" (1880) and elsewhere, are based upon folklore and are told by the venerable family servant to a little boy on a Georgia plantation. Remus, the old storyteller, is wise, perceptive, imaginative, poetic, and gifted with a sly sense of humor. Their hero, Brer Rabbit, is "the weakest and most harmless of all animals," but he is "victorious in contests with the bear, the wolf, and the fox." Thus "it is not virtue that triumphs, but helplessness; it is not malice, but mischievousness."
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Harris's work as a columnist led to his creation of Uncle Remus, the black singer of songs and teller of stories. The tales, collected in "Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings" (1880) and elsewhere, are based upon folklore and are told by the venerable family servant to a little boy on a Georgia plantation. Remus, the old storyteller, is wise, perceptive, imaginative, poetic, and gifted with a sly sense of humor. Their hero, Brer Rabbit, is "the weakest and most harmless of all animals," but he is "victorious in contests with the bear, the wolf, and the fox." Thus "it is not virtue that triumphs, but helplessness; it is not malice, but mischievousness."
Imprint | Aegypan |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Joel Chandler Harris |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 152 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-60312-428-7 |
Barcode | 9781603124287 |
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LSN | 1-60312-428-4 |