African American autobiographers : a sourcebook /
African American autobiographers : a sourcebook /
edited by Emmanuel S. Nelson.
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2002.
- 1 online resource (xv, 416 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PREFACE -- ELIZABETH LAURA ADAMS -- HILTON ALS -- MAYA ANGELOU -- JAMES BALDWIN -- AMIRI BARAKA (LEROI JONES) -- HENRY WALTON BIBB -- GWENDOLYN BROOKS -- CLAUDE BROWN -- WILLIAM WELLS BROWN -- LEROY ELDRIDGE CLEAVER -- LUCILLE CLIFTON -- ANGELA YVONNE DAVIS -- LUCY A. DELANEY -- SAMUEL R. DELANY -- TOI DERRICOTTE -- FREDERICK DOUGLASS -- W.E.B. DU BOIS -- ALICE MOORE DUNBAR- NELSON -- ZILPHA ELAW -- EDWARD KENNEDY "DUKE" ELLINGTON -- OLAUDAH EQUIANO -- JULIA A.J. FOOTE -- PATRICE GAINES -- HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. -- NIKKI GIOVANNI -- MARITA GOLDEN -- RICHARD "DICK" CLAXTON GREGORY. SUTTON ELBERT GRIGGS -- JAMES ALBERT UKAWSAW GRONNIOSAW -- JUANITA HARRISON -- JOSIAH HENSON -- CHESTER BOMAR HIMES -- BELL HOOKS -- LANGSTON HUGHES -- ZORA NEALE HURSTON -- ELIZABETH KECKLEY -- JAMAICA KINCAID -- JARENA LEE -- AUDRE GERALDINE LORDE -- MALCOLM X -- JOHN MARRANT -- JAMES MCBRIDE -- NATHAN J. MCCALL -- JANET MCDONALD -- CLAUDE MCKAY -- ANNE MOODY -- PAULI MURRAY -- SOLOMON NORTHUP -- GWENDOLYN M. PARKER -- ELIZA C. POTTER -- NANCY GARDNER PRINCE -- J. SAUNDERS REDDING -- SARAH RICE -- ESLANDA GOODE ROBESON -- GEORGE SAMUEL SCHUYLER -- MARY SEACOLE -- BRENT STAPLES. MARIA W. STEWART -- SOJOURNER TRUTH -- NAT TURNER -- GLORIA WADE-GAYLES -- ALICE WALKER -- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON -- IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT -- JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN -- HARRIET E. WILSON -- RICHARD WRIGHT -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTORS.
Framing the cultural conflict between US blacks and whites as partly a clash between orality and literacy, Nelson (English, State U. of New York, Cortland) explains that autobiographical narrative surfaced as the primary genre of African Americans when black literacy emerged. This volume provides an introduction to the diversity of writing in this tradition from the mid-18th century to the late 1990s. The 67 voices represented range alphabetically from Elizabeth Laura Adams to Richard Wright. Entries include the author's biography, autobiographical works and themes, and critical reception; and a bibliography of works and studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
English.
0313011184 (electronic bk.) 9780313011184 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) 1280637196 9781280637193 9786610637195 6610637199
American prose literature--African American authors--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
Autobiography--African American authors--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
African American authors--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
African Americans--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
African American authors.
African Americans.
American prose literature--African American authors.
Autobiography--African American authors.
Autobiografieën.
Zwarten.
Amerikaans.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Bio-bibliography.
Dictionaries.
Persoonsbibliografieën (vorm)
PS366.A35 / A36 2002eb
818/.08
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PREFACE -- ELIZABETH LAURA ADAMS -- HILTON ALS -- MAYA ANGELOU -- JAMES BALDWIN -- AMIRI BARAKA (LEROI JONES) -- HENRY WALTON BIBB -- GWENDOLYN BROOKS -- CLAUDE BROWN -- WILLIAM WELLS BROWN -- LEROY ELDRIDGE CLEAVER -- LUCILLE CLIFTON -- ANGELA YVONNE DAVIS -- LUCY A. DELANEY -- SAMUEL R. DELANY -- TOI DERRICOTTE -- FREDERICK DOUGLASS -- W.E.B. DU BOIS -- ALICE MOORE DUNBAR- NELSON -- ZILPHA ELAW -- EDWARD KENNEDY "DUKE" ELLINGTON -- OLAUDAH EQUIANO -- JULIA A.J. FOOTE -- PATRICE GAINES -- HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. -- NIKKI GIOVANNI -- MARITA GOLDEN -- RICHARD "DICK" CLAXTON GREGORY. SUTTON ELBERT GRIGGS -- JAMES ALBERT UKAWSAW GRONNIOSAW -- JUANITA HARRISON -- JOSIAH HENSON -- CHESTER BOMAR HIMES -- BELL HOOKS -- LANGSTON HUGHES -- ZORA NEALE HURSTON -- ELIZABETH KECKLEY -- JAMAICA KINCAID -- JARENA LEE -- AUDRE GERALDINE LORDE -- MALCOLM X -- JOHN MARRANT -- JAMES MCBRIDE -- NATHAN J. MCCALL -- JANET MCDONALD -- CLAUDE MCKAY -- ANNE MOODY -- PAULI MURRAY -- SOLOMON NORTHUP -- GWENDOLYN M. PARKER -- ELIZA C. POTTER -- NANCY GARDNER PRINCE -- J. SAUNDERS REDDING -- SARAH RICE -- ESLANDA GOODE ROBESON -- GEORGE SAMUEL SCHUYLER -- MARY SEACOLE -- BRENT STAPLES. MARIA W. STEWART -- SOJOURNER TRUTH -- NAT TURNER -- GLORIA WADE-GAYLES -- ALICE WALKER -- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON -- IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT -- JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN -- HARRIET E. WILSON -- RICHARD WRIGHT -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTORS.
Framing the cultural conflict between US blacks and whites as partly a clash between orality and literacy, Nelson (English, State U. of New York, Cortland) explains that autobiographical narrative surfaced as the primary genre of African Americans when black literacy emerged. This volume provides an introduction to the diversity of writing in this tradition from the mid-18th century to the late 1990s. The 67 voices represented range alphabetically from Elizabeth Laura Adams to Richard Wright. Entries include the author's biography, autobiographical works and themes, and critical reception; and a bibliography of works and studies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
English.
0313011184 (electronic bk.) 9780313011184 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) 1280637196 9781280637193 9786610637195 6610637199
American prose literature--African American authors--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
Autobiography--African American authors--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
African American authors--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
African Americans--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
African American authors.
African Americans.
American prose literature--African American authors.
Autobiography--African American authors.
Autobiografieën.
Zwarten.
Amerikaans.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Bio-bibliography.
Dictionaries.
Persoonsbibliografieën (vorm)
PS366.A35 / A36 2002eb
818/.08