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'''Joel Chandler Harris''' ([[1848]]-[[1908]]) was an American journalist from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], best known for his collection of stories: ''[[Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings]]'' ([[1881]]), ''[[Nights with Uncle Remus]]'' ([[1883]]), ''[[Uncle Remus and His Friends]]'' ([[1892]]), and ''[[Uncle Remus and the Little Boy]]'' ([[1905]]). The stories, based on the African-American oral storytelling tradition, were revolutionary in their use of dialect and in their featuring a subversive figure, [[Brer Rabbit]] as a trickster hero, who uses his wits to overcome adversityy, though his efforts do not always succeed. The stories, which began appearing in the ''[[Atlanta Constitution]]'' in 1879, were popular among both Black and White readers in the North and South, not least because they portrayed an idealized view of race relations so soon after the [[Civil War]]. |
'''Joel Chandler Harris''' ([[December 8]],[[1848]]-[[1908]]) was an American journalist from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], best known for his collection of stories: ''[[Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings]]'' ([[1881]]), ''[[Nights with Uncle Remus]]'' ([[1883]]), ''[[Uncle Remus and His Friends]]'' ([[1892]]), and ''[[Uncle Remus and the Little Boy]]'' ([[1905]]). The stories, based on the African-American oral storytelling tradition, were revolutionary in their use of dialect and in their featuring a subversive figure, [[Brer Rabbit]] as a trickster hero, who uses his wits to overcome adversityy, though his efforts do not always succeed. The stories, which began appearing in the ''[[Atlanta Constitution]]'' in 1879, were popular among both Black and White readers in the North and South, not least because they portrayed an idealized view of race relations so soon after the [[Civil War]]. |
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Apart from ''Uncle Remus'', Chandler wrote several other collections of stories depicting rural life in Georgia. |
Apart from ''Uncle Remus'', Chandler wrote several other collections of stories depicting rural life in Georgia. |
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The [[1956]] [[Walt Disney|Disney]] film [[Song of the South]] is based on Harris's work. |
The [[1956]] [[Walt Disney|Disney]] film ''[[Song of the South]]'' is based on Harris's work. |
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Revision as of 13:05, 8 December 2002
Joel Chandler Harris (December 8,1848-1908) was an American journalist from Georgia, best known for his collection of stories: Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings (1881), Nights with Uncle Remus (1883), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle Remus and the Little Boy (1905). The stories, based on the African-American oral storytelling tradition, were revolutionary in their use of dialect and in their featuring a subversive figure, Brer Rabbit as a trickster hero, who uses his wits to overcome adversityy, though his efforts do not always succeed. The stories, which began appearing in the Atlanta Constitution in 1879, were popular among both Black and White readers in the North and South, not least because they portrayed an idealized view of race relations so soon after the Civil War.
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Apart from Uncle Remus, Chandler wrote several other collections of stories depicting rural life in Georgia.
The 1956 Disney film Song of the South is based on Harris's work.