Sounding the break : African American and Caribbean routes of world literature /

Frydman, Jason, 1976-

Sounding the break : African American and Caribbean routes of world literature / Jason Frydman. - 1 online resource (pages - New World Studies . - New World studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- World literature and antiquity: classical surrogates in W.E.B. Du Bois's black belt -- World literature in hiding: Zora Neale Hurston, biographical criticism, and African diasporic vernacular culture -- Whiteness and world literature: Alejo Carpentier, racial difference, and narrative creolization -- Dialectics of world literature: Derek Walcott between intimacy and iconicity -- Material histories of world literature: intertextuality and Maryse Conde's historical novels -- "Healing" world literature: Toni Morrison's Conflicts of interest -- Conclusion.

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574118 MIL 22573/ctt6t9qqc JSTOR


1900-1999


American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Caribbean literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Race in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
African diaspora in literature.
Literature and history.
Littérature américaine--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Littérature antillaise--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
Race dans la littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Africains--Pays étrangers, dans la littérature.
Littérature et histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
African diaspora in literature.
American literature.
American literature--African American authors.
Caribbean literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Literature and history.
Race in literature.


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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.

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