Trumpeting a fiery sound
Subtitle: history and folklore in Margaret Walker's Jubilee
By: Jacqueline Miller Carmichael.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Walker, Margaret, 1915-; Historical fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Literature and folklore -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Literature and history -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; African American women in literature.; African Americans in literature.; African Americans -- Folklore.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index.