Icons of African American literature : the Black literary world
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Icons of African American literature : the Black literary world
(Greenwood icons)
Greenwood, c2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The 24 entries in this book provide extensive coverage of some of the most notable figures in African American literature, such as Alice Walker, Richard Wright, and Zora Neale Hurston.
Icons of African American Literature: The Black Literary World examines 24 of the most popular and culturally significant topics within African American literature's long and immensely fascinating history. Each piece provide substantial, in-depth information-much more than a typical encyclopedia entry-while remaining accessible and appealing to general and younger readers.
Arranged alphabetically, the entries cover such writers as Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and August Wilson; major works, such as Invisible Man, Native Son, and Their Eyes Were Watching God; and a range of cultural topics, including the black arts movement, the Harlem Renaissance, and the jazz aesthetic. Written by expert contributors, the essays discuss the enduring significance of these topics in American history and popular culture. Each entry also provides sidebars that highlight interesting information and suggestions for further reading.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Maya Angelou By Kimberly Oden
James Arthur Baldwin By Jasmin J. Vann
Black Aesthetic By Lakisha Odlum
Black Arts Movement By RaShell R. Smith-Spears
Blues Aesthetic By Lynn Washington
Paul Laurence Dunbar By Thomas Cassidy
Henry Louis Gates Jr. By Mark S. James
Harlem Renaissance By Ordner W. Taylor III
E. Lynn Harris By Regina N. Bradley
Langston Hughes By Karima K. Jeffrey
Zora Neale Hurston By Warren J. Carson
Invisible Man By Dolores V. Sisco
Jazz Aesthetic By Karine Bligny
Terry McMillan By Marian C. Dillahunt
Toni Morrison By Annie-Paule Mielle de Prinsac and Susana M. Morris
Walter Mosley By Jessica Parker
Native Son By Aimable Twagilimana and Cammie M. Sublette
A Raisin in the Sun By Carol Bunch Davis and Alexis M. Skinner
Signifying By Timothy Mark Robinson
Slave Narrative By Terry Novak
The Souls of Black Folk By Robert J. Patterson
Up from Slavery By Jessica Parker
Alice Walker By R. Erin Huskey
August Wilson By Yolanda Williams Page
About the Editor and Contributors
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