Uncle Remus; or, The Story of Mr. Fox and Brer Rabbit 
This book, no doubt in a different edition, was read to my class throughout the school year by our beloved second grade teacher, Miss Speer. The stories were read to us with love, and we loved hearing them. I doubt that there is a sixty-something from that class today, who doesn't remember fondly those Uncle Remus stories, read to us with such enthusiasm (and in dialect) by our dear teacher; and the life lessons that we learned from the delightful tales of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and the rest.
Harris, Joel Chandler (1880). This is a collection of African-American Folklore from the 1800's. Here Chandler has created Uncle Remus, who tells his stories of Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear and Brer Fox including the famous story of Tar Baby. Written is small font, with little illustrations of pen and ink, it appears this would be appropriate for high school grades 9-11. Additionally it could serve as an appropriate enrichment for reading about the South during times of slavery. It would be best as a

ugh... the story frame is completely unnecessary, even using the standards of the day and time in which it was written. forget the glaring racism that we see through 21st century eyes.the forced and farcical dialect completely distracts from and detracts from the stories.completely unreadable today. His only saving grace is that he at least wrote them down. That leaves them for the rest of us to pick and and write down better. Although, I do believe these stories would have survived without him
I loved the book for its manner of recreating the slang of African-Americans during the time of slavery. I can't say though I liked the antics of Breer Rabbit; he is one vindictive, cruel, and morally corrupt character. I hoped for more meaning, thought and complexity behind the stories. Who am I to judge however? The spirit of the African-Americans is self-evident in the stories and songs, which allowed the salves to persevere through so much injustice. The human spirit is truly indomitable and
I read this for my grad-level folklore class, so my approach to the book was predominantly critical. However, I was surprised by the intricacy of the tales and genuinely enjoyed many of them. Brer Rabbit is an authentic Afro-American figure, evolved from the the trickster hare character of African folktales. Slaves found revolutionary recourse embodied in this ever-cunning underdog. Brer Rabbit is no goody-goody; he is possibly one of the first real bad-asses to grace the American folklore
I recommend this edition. Robert Hemenway's 1981 introduction not only sets the problematic racist element in context, but shows how accurately Harris captured the black folk tales, some with their origins in Africa. Still an important contribution to American literature.
Joel Chandler Harris
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Title | : | Uncle Remus; or, The Story of Mr. Fox and Brer Rabbit |
Author | : | Joel Chandler Harris |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 180 pages |
Published | : | June 2nd 2005 by Adamant Media Corporation (first published 1881) |
Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Folklore. Literature. Childrens |
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Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of black American folktales compiled and adapted by Joel Chandler Harris and published in book form in 1881. Harris was a journalist in post-Reconstruction Atlanta, and he produced seven Uncle Remus books. He wrote these stories to represent the struggle in the Southern United States, and more specifically in the plantations. He did so by introducing tales that he had heard and framing them in the plantation context. He wrote his stories in a dialect which represented the voice of the narrators and their subculture. For this choice of framing, his collection has encountered controversy.Define Books During Uncle Remus; or, The Story of Mr. Fox and Brer Rabbit
Original Title: | Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings |
ISBN: | 0543728145 |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 541 Users | 59 ReviewsCommentary Out Of Books Uncle Remus; or, The Story of Mr. Fox and Brer Rabbit
I liked that the author included what region each story originated.This book, no doubt in a different edition, was read to my class throughout the school year by our beloved second grade teacher, Miss Speer. The stories were read to us with love, and we loved hearing them. I doubt that there is a sixty-something from that class today, who doesn't remember fondly those Uncle Remus stories, read to us with such enthusiasm (and in dialect) by our dear teacher; and the life lessons that we learned from the delightful tales of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and the rest.
Harris, Joel Chandler (1880). This is a collection of African-American Folklore from the 1800's. Here Chandler has created Uncle Remus, who tells his stories of Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear and Brer Fox including the famous story of Tar Baby. Written is small font, with little illustrations of pen and ink, it appears this would be appropriate for high school grades 9-11. Additionally it could serve as an appropriate enrichment for reading about the South during times of slavery. It would be best as a

ugh... the story frame is completely unnecessary, even using the standards of the day and time in which it was written. forget the glaring racism that we see through 21st century eyes.the forced and farcical dialect completely distracts from and detracts from the stories.completely unreadable today. His only saving grace is that he at least wrote them down. That leaves them for the rest of us to pick and and write down better. Although, I do believe these stories would have survived without him
I loved the book for its manner of recreating the slang of African-Americans during the time of slavery. I can't say though I liked the antics of Breer Rabbit; he is one vindictive, cruel, and morally corrupt character. I hoped for more meaning, thought and complexity behind the stories. Who am I to judge however? The spirit of the African-Americans is self-evident in the stories and songs, which allowed the salves to persevere through so much injustice. The human spirit is truly indomitable and
I read this for my grad-level folklore class, so my approach to the book was predominantly critical. However, I was surprised by the intricacy of the tales and genuinely enjoyed many of them. Brer Rabbit is an authentic Afro-American figure, evolved from the the trickster hare character of African folktales. Slaves found revolutionary recourse embodied in this ever-cunning underdog. Brer Rabbit is no goody-goody; he is possibly one of the first real bad-asses to grace the American folklore
I recommend this edition. Robert Hemenway's 1981 introduction not only sets the problematic racist element in context, but shows how accurately Harris captured the black folk tales, some with their origins in Africa. Still an important contribution to American literature.
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