A Companion to African American Literature

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ID19917213
EditorsGene Andrew Jarrett
Year2010
Pages488
Publication date2010-04-09
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueCompanion to African American Literature (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781444323474
OpenAlexW1585217950
ISBN9781444323474
Open LibraryOL23962842M
LanguageEN
Citations received11

"A master archivist and historian of African American literature, Gene Jarrett has assembled a compelling new collection of essays for this necessary addition to the study of African American writing and thought. The volume offers a comprehensive survey of the African American canon, but also goes in new directions, giving fresh emphasis to the earliest writing of African Americans as well as to the exciting field of Latino/-a writing in the African Diaspora. This is a field-defining collection." Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University. "A Companion to African American Literature is a pathbreaking collection that will revolutionize the study of African American literature and literary culture. Written by leading established and emerging scholars in the field, the essays both provide a comprehensive overview of African American literary trends and preoccupations and challenge our conventional understanding of racial and national identities, literary genres, and intertextual influences. Accessible yet scholarly, this volume will be of enormous value to scholars, students, and general readers." Valerie Smith, Princeton University --Book Jacket

Geography · Political science · American and British Literature Analysis · History · Race, History, and American Society · African American authors · African americans · African americans in literature · American literature · Intellectual life

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