Overview
This essential volume provides an overview of and introduction to African American writers and literary periods from their beginnings through the 21st century. This compact encyclopedia, aimed at students, selects the most important authors, literary movements, and key topics for them to know. Entries cover the most influential and highly regarded African American writers, including novelists, playwrights, poets, and nonfiction writers. The book covers key periods of African American literature—such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and the Civil Rights Era—and touches on the influence of the vernacular, including blues and hip hop. The volume provides historical context for critical viewpoints including feminism, social class, and racial politics. Entries are organized A to Z and provide biographies that focus on the contributions of key literary figures as well as overviews, background information, and definitions for key subjects.
Full Product Details
Author: Hans Ostrom (University of Puget Sound, USA) ,
J. David Macey Jr. (Fort Hays State University, USA)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Dimensions:
Width: 25.80cm
, Height: 3.40cm
, Length: 18.40cm
Weight: 1.160kg
ISBN: 9781440871504
ISBN 10: 1440871507
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 15 November 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Overall, a useful option for its target audience: students. The entries will be accessible to high schoolers, and possibly younger students, as well as college-level readers, who will learn much from the coverage of varied genres, from mystery, romance, and horror, influenced by African American writers. - Library Journal Highly recommended for high school and undergraduate libraries. - Booklist
Highly recommended for high school and undergraduate libraries. - Booklist
"""Highly recommended for high school and undergraduate libraries."" - Booklist ""Overall, a useful option for its target audience: students. The entries will be accessible to high schoolers, and possibly younger students, as well as college-level readers, who will learn much from the coverage of varied genres, from mystery, romance, and horror, influenced by African American writers."" - Library Journal ""Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, high school students, and general readers."" - Choice"
Author Information
Hans A. Ostrom is an award-winning author, poet, and faculty member at the University of Puget Sound. J. David Macey is a professor of English at the University of Central Oklahoma.
