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"Across The Colour Wall:" Gullah Linguistic And Literary Representations In Dubose Heyward's Porgy, Charlene Eberly
"Across The Colour Wall:" Gullah Linguistic And Literary Representations In Dubose Heyward's Porgy, Charlene Eberly
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The purpose of this research was to examine a classic text - DuBose Heyward's Porgy (1925) - associated with Southern Literature in relation to its connections to the Gullah culture and language. Close critical scrutiny was made of the 1925 text, two early manuscripts, manuscript fragments, revisions, research notes, and other personal papers from Heyward's estate. Access to these papers helped establish his influences and motivations in writing Porgy.
Employing both linguistic and literary analyses, the findings establish the verisimilitude of Heyward's representation of the Gullah language, rhetorical patterns, culture, beliefs, and practices, linking Porgy to a Gullah literary …