Limit this search to....

A Companion to African American Literature
Contributor(s): Jarrett, Gene Andrew (Editor)
ISBN: 1118438787     ISBN-13: 9781118438787
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $59.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2013
Qty:
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - African American
Dewey: 810.989
Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (1.65 lbs) 488 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
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