African American writers and classical tradition / William W. Cook and James Tatum.
African American writers and classical tradition / William W. Cook and James Tatum.
African American writers and classical tradition / William W. Cook and James Tatum.
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Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
Call Numbers
N810.9896/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
454 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The leisure moments of Phillis Wheatley -- Frederick Douglass and the Columbian orator -- The making of the talented tenth -- Genteel classicism -- Invisible odyssey -- The Pindar of Harlem -- It is impossible not to write satire -- Rita Dove and the Greeks.
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Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
The authors argue that African American literature did not develop apart from the canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way. They trace the interaction between African American writers and...
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African American writers and classical tradition / William W. Cook and James Tatum.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-433) and index.
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N810.9896/4
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74VM5RQ30Jpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM5RQ30Jpb
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ISBN
0226789969 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226789965 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
810.9896073
MMS ID
991003641529702626
