Directions Home: Approaches to African-Canadian Literature

Author:   George Elliott Clarke
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780802094254


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   26 September 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Directions Home: Approaches to African-Canadian Literature


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The latest work from pioneering scholar George Elliott Clarke, Directions Home is the most comprehensive analysis of African-Canadian texts and writers to date. Building on the discoveries of his critically acclaimed Odysseys Home, Clarke passionately analyses the beautiful complexities and haunting conundrums of this important body of literature. Directions Home explores the trajectories and tendencies of African-Canadian literature within the Canadian canon and the socio-cultural traditions of the African Diaspora. Clarke showcases the importance of little-known texts, including church histories and slave narratives, and offers studies of autobiography, crime and punishment, jazz poetics, and musical composition. The collection also includes studies of significant contemporary writers such as George Boyd and Dionne Brand, and trailblazing African-Canadian intellectuals like A.B. Walker and Anna Minerva Henderson. With its national, bilingual, and historical perspectives, Directions Home is an essential guide to African-Canadian literature.

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Author:   George Elliott Clarke
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780802094254


ISBN 10:   0802094252
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   26 September 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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'Clark's research is impressive and humbling. Yet this is not the only reason why this book is a must have and must read.' -- Alessandra Capperdoni Canadian Literature, number 217 summer 2013


Author Information

George Elliott Clarke is E.J. Pratt Professor of Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto.

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