Title: Trumpeting a fiery sound : history and folklore in Margaret Walker's Jubilee /
Authors: Carmichael, Jacqueline Miller, 1935-
Publisher: University of Georgia Press,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Walker, Margaret,; Historical fiction, American History and criticism.; Literature and folklore United States History.; Literature and history United States History.; African American women in literature.; African Americans in literature; African Americans Folklore
Abstract: Jubilee is unique for being one of the first novels to present African-American history from both a black and female perspective. It is a historical and fictional account of Walker's great-grandmother's life, from slavery through Reconstruction, as told to Walker by her maternal grandmother. In Trumpeting a Fiery Sound, Jacqueline Miller Carmichael examines the novel's genesis and composition, the process of revision and publication, the work's structure and narrative strategies, its use of history and folklore, and its critical reception in the three decades since its first publication.