African American autobiographers : a sourcebook

著者

• Nelson, Emmanuel S. (Emmanuel Sampath)

書誌事項

African American autobiographers : a sourcebook

edited by Emmanuel S. Nelson

Greenwood Press, 2002

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

There is growing popular and scholarly interest in autobiography, along with increasing regard for the achievements of African American writers. The first reference of its kind, this volume chronicles the autobiographical tradition in African American literature. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for 66 African American authors who present autobiographical material in their works. The volume profiles major figures, such as Frederick Douglass, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Malcolm X, along with many lesser known autobiographers who deserve greater attention. While some are known primarily for their literary accomplishments, others have gained acclaim for their diverse contributions to society. The entries are written by expert contributors and provide authoritative information about their subjects. Each begins with a concise biography, which summarizes the life and achievements of the autobiographer. This is followed by a discussion of major autobiographical works and themes, along with an overview of the autobiographer's critical reception. The entries close with primary and secondary bibliographies, and a selected, general bibliography concludes the volume. Together, the entries provide a detailed portrait of the African American autobiographical tradition from the 18th century to the present.

目次

Preface Elizabeth Laura Adams by Heather Rellihan Hilton Als by Jacqueline C. Jones Maya Angelou by Eileen O. Jaquin James Baldwin by Barbara L. J. Griffin Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones) by Tarshia L. Stanley Henry Walton Bibb by Nanette Morton Gwendolyn Brooks by Emmanuel S. Nelson Claude Brown by Emmanuel S. Nelson William Wells Brown by Linda M. Carter Leroy Eldridge Cleaver by David L. Dudley Lucille Clifton by Edward Whitley Angela Yvonne Davis by Emmanuel S. Nelson Lucy A. Delaney by Loretta G. Woodard Samuel R. Delany by Karl L. Stenger Toi Derricotte by Loretta G. Woodard Frederick Douglas by Harish Chander William Edward Burghardt Du Bois by David L. Dudley Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson by Gwendolyn S. Jones Zilpha Elaw by Adenike Marie Davidson Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington by Joyce Russell-Robinson Julia A. J. Foote by Maxine Sample Patrice Gaines by Kelley A. Squazzo Henry Louis Gates, Jr. by Emmanuel S. Nelson Nikki Giovanni by Kathlene McDonald Marita Golden by Emmanuel S. Nelson Richard "Dick" Claxton Gregory by Nikolas Huot Sutton Elbert Griggs by Harish Chander James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw by Terry Novak Juanita Harrison by Kelley A. Squazzo Josiah Henson by Rennie Simson Chester Himes by Robin Jane Lucy Bell Hooks by Michael L. Cobb Langston Hughes by Linda M. Carter Zora Neale Hurston by Maxine Sample Elizabeth Keckley by Adenike Marie Davidson Jamaica Kincaid by Suzanne Hotte Massa Jerena Lee by Maxine Sample Audre Geraldine Lorde by Chandra Tyler Mountain Malcolm X by Emmanuel S. Nelson John Marrant by James L. Hill James McBride by Harmony Nicole Miller Nathan J. McCall by Susan Evans Pond Janet McDonald by Heather Rellihan Claude McKay by Barbara L. J. Griffen Anne Moody by Emmanuel S. Nelson Pauli Murray by Leela Kapai Solomon Northup by Elizabeth Marsden Gwendolyn M. Parker by Loretta G. Woodard Eliza C. Potter by Nikolas Huot Nancy Gardner Prince by Yolanda Williams Page J. Saunders Redding by Geetha Ravi Sarah Rice by Terry Novak Eslanda Goode Robinson by Bettye J. Williams George Samuel Schuyler by Emmanuel S. Nelson Mary Seacole by Loretta G. Woodard Brent Staples by Stacey L. Donohue Maria W. Stewart by Verner D. Mitchell Sojourner Truth by Christine M. Lemchak Nat Turner by Joyce Russell-Robinson Gloria Wade-Gayles by James L. Hill Alice Walker by Paula C. Barnes Booker Taliaferro Washington by David L. Dudley Ida B. Wells-Barnett by Lynn Domina John Edgar Wideman by Chris Roark Harriet E. Wilson by Emma Waters Dawson Richard Wright by H. Nigel Thomas Selected Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA59496239
• ISBN:
  • 0313314098
• LCCN: 01050104
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Westport, Conn.
• ページ数/冊数: xv, 416 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • DC21 : 818.08
• 件名:
  • LCSH : American prose literature -- African American authors
  • LCSH : Autobiography -- African American authors
  • LCSH : African American authors -- Bio-bibliography
  • LCSH : African Americans -- Bio-bibliography
  • LCSH : American prose literature -- African American authors -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : Autobiography -- African American authors -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : African American authors -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : African Americans -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries