A Companion to African American Literature

Jarrett, Gene Andrew

Through a series of essays that explore the forms, themes, genres, historical contexts, major authors, and latest critical approaches, A Companion to African American Literature presents a comprehensive chronological overview of African American literature from the eighteenth century to the modern day

• Examines African American literature from its earliest origins, through the rise of antislavery literature in the decades leading into the Civil War, to the modern development of contemporary African American cultural media, literary aesthetics, and political ideologies
• Addresses the latest critical and scholarly approaches to African American literature
• Features essays by leading established literary scholars as well as newer voices

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2013-05-06

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781118438787

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Dimensions: 246.4cm x172.7cm

Pages: 496.0