| Beginning Ethnic American Literatures Contributor(s): Grice, Helena (Author), Hepworth, Candida (Author), Lauret, Maria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719057639 ISBN-13: 9780719057632 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2001 Annotation: This introductory book examines the work of ethnic writers, and the cultural contexts, and literary traditions in which their work is situated. The book is divided into four sections--African American, Asian American, Chicano/a, and Native American--each of which offer an overview of the tradition, a discussion of critical theoretical issues, and essays on individual novels. Discussed are the works of Toni Morrison, Sherman Alexie, Sandra Cisneros, and Maxine Hong Kingston, among others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Asian American - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American |
| Dewey: 810.992 |
| LCCN: 2001030113 |
| Series: Beginnings |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.1" W x 7.76" (0.61 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the late 1960s, American literature has been revitalised by the work of writers such as Toni Morrison, Sherman Alexie, Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kingston. An introduction to the study of ethnic American fictions organised into four sections, each written by a specialist in the fields of African American, Asian American, Chicano/a and native American literature. Writers are discussed in their cultural/political contexts and literary traditions (rather than as exceptions or as individuals, or on a generic basis). The book highlights common themes in ethnic writing as well as specificities, and has extensive suggestions for further reading as well as a critical introduction regarding the concept of 'ethnic writing'. No competing titles - there are no textbooks, no beginners' books nor any systematised combination of ethnic fictions such as this - only edited collections on each area. |