Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim like Me! Narrative Poetry from the Black Oral Tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4797385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason Lee Oakes, Bruce Jackson |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Pages | 233 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Yearbook for Traditional Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0740-1558 • E-ISSN: 2304-3857 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3185286 |
| OpenAlex | W1988019807 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Originally published in 1974, this work is considered one of the great collections of black literature and folk poetry known as toasts--probably the only living form of oral narrative poetry in the U.S. which represent a vital genre of black folklore. Includes an audio CD
Art · Folklore · Literature · Narrative · Poetry · American Sports and Literature · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Music History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2005 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |