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OverviewThe wealth and breadth of literature produced by African Americans is staggering and dates to the earliest days of black presence in the United States. A. Robert Lee's Designs of Blackness takes on the critical and expansive task of mapping the traditions that influenced African American writing composed between 1746 and the present, in the process addressing the work of more than one hundred and fifty authors. Lee discusses writers like Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, and Toni Morrison who have published books of poetry, history, and fiction, but he also considers works from oral and vernacular genres, including the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the blues songs of Bessie Smith. Through this broad lens, Lee comments on significant moments in African American history and thought, as well as the threads that link these figures. Newly updated in this twentieth-anniversary edition, Designs of Blackness is a monument to the incredible creative force of literature by African Americans, and an invaluable tool to anyone interested in American culture and history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A Robert LeePublisher: 2Leaf Press Imprint: 2Leaf Press Edition: 25th edition ISBN: 9781940939766ISBN 10: 1940939763 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 15 June 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationA. Robert Lee served as a professor of English at the University of Kent and now lives in Spain. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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