The concise Oxford companion to African American literature /
The concise Oxford companion to African American literature /
African American literature
editors, William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, Trudier Harris.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- 1 online resource (xxii, 488 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; Contributors; The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature; Appendix; Editors; Index.
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Presents more than 400 biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, and historical figures, and 150 plot summaries of major works. Covers a range of writers from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison to Toni Morrison. Contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels) and also incorporates information on literary characters, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima and Brer Rabbit. Looks at icons of black culture, including Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Includes general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama and on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory, as well as other related topics.
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American literature--African American authors--Encyclopedias.
African Americans in literature--Encyclopedias.
Littérature américaine--Auteurs noirs américains--Encyclopédies.
Noirs américains dans la littérature--Encyclopédies.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
Dictionnaires.
Encyclopédies.
Ouvrages de référence.
African Americans in literature.
American literature--African American authors.
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Encyclopedias.
Encyclopédies.
PS153.N5 / C59 2001b
810.8
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; Contributors; The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature; Appendix; Editors; Index.
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Presents more than 400 biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, and historical figures, and 150 plot summaries of major works. Covers a range of writers from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison to Toni Morrison. Contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels) and also incorporates information on literary characters, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima and Brer Rabbit. Looks at icons of black culture, including Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Includes general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama and on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory, as well as other related topics.
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9780198031758 (electronic bk.) 0198031750 (electronic bk.) 9780199916498 (electronic book) 0199916497 (electronic book) (print) (print)
00020142
00065201
019513883x Uk
American literature--African American authors--Encyclopedias.
African Americans in literature--Encyclopedias.
Littérature américaine--Auteurs noirs américains--Encyclopédies.
Noirs américains dans la littérature--Encyclopédies.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
Dictionnaires.
Encyclopédies.
Ouvrages de référence.
African Americans in literature.
American literature--African American authors.
literatuur literature talen languages afrika africa vs usa naslagwerken reference works Languages (General) Dictionaries - Social Sciences Talen (algemeen) Woordenboeken - Sociale wetenschappen
Electronic books.
Encyclopedia
Electronic books.
encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias.
Encyclopédies.
PS153.N5 / C59 2001b
810.8