| Magill's Choice: Notable African American Writers Contributor(s): Salem Press (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587652722 ISBN-13: 9781587652721 Publisher: Salem Press OUR PRICE: $214.83 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: From slave narrative to abolitionist tracts, from the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's to the Black Arts movement of the 1960's and 1970's, African American writers have always influenced literature in the United States. Notable African American Writers compiles 80 essays on great novelists, poets, playwrights, short-story writers, and writers of nonfiction from colonial America to today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Reference | Encyclopedias |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006002916 |
| Series: Magill's Choice |
| Physical Information: 5" H x 7.5" W x 10" (7.00 lbs) 900 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Catalog Heading - Language Arts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This title profiles important African American writers in all genres. Fromslave narratives to abolitionist tracts, from the Harlem Renaissance ofthe 1920's to the Black Arts movement of the 1960's and 1970's, African American writers have always influenced literature in the UnitedStates. Its scope and coverage: Notable African American Writerscompiles 80 essays on great novelists, poets, playwrights, short-storywriters, and writers of nonfiction from colonial America to today.Students, librarians and teachers will find a comprehensive overview ofeach author's biography and literary career as well as ready-referencelistings of their major works in all genres |