内容简介
MulesandMenisatreasuryofblackAmerica'sfolkloreascollectedbyafamousstorytellerandanthropologistwhogrewuphearingthesongsandsermons,sayingsandtalltalesthathaveformedanoralhistoryoftheSouthsincethetimeofslavery.ReturningtoherhometownofEatonville,Florida,togathermaterial,ZoraNealeHurstonrecallsahilariousnightwithapinchofeverythingsocialmixedwiththestorytelling.Setintimatelywithinthesocialcontextofblacklife,thestories,bigoldlies,songs,Vodoucustoms,andsuperstitionsrecordedinthesepagescapturetheimaginationandbringbacktolifethehumorandwisdomthatistheuniqueheritageofAfricanAmericans.