Icons of African American literature : the Black literary world / Yolanda Williams Page, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Page, Yolanda Williams.

ebrary, Inc.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Greenwood icons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.

American literature.

American literature--African American authors.

African Americans--Intellectual life.

African Americans.

African Americans in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 519 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, [2011]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Icons of African American Literature: The Black Literary World examines 24 of the most popular and culturally significant topics within African American literature's long and immensely fascinating history. Each piece provide substantial, in-depth information--much more than a typical encyclopedia entry--while remaining accessible and appealing to general and younger readers. Arranged alphabetically, the entries cover such writers as Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and August Wilson; major works, such as Invisible Man, Native Son, and Their Eyes Were Watching God ; and a range of cultural topics, including the black arts movement, the Harlem Renaissance, and the jazz aesthetic. Written by expert contributors, the essays discuss the enduring significance of these topics in American history and popular culture. Each entry also provides sidebars that highlight interesting information and suggestions for further reading.

Contents:

Maya Angelou / by Kimberly Oden

James Baldwin / by Jasmin J. Vann

Black aesthetic / by Lakisha Odlum

Black arts movement / by RaShell R. Smith-Spears

Blues aesthetic / by Lynn Washington

Paul Laurence Dunbar / by Thomas Cassidy

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. / by Mark S. James

Harlem Renaissance / by Ordner W. Taylor, III

E. Lynn Harris / by Regina N. Bradley

Langston Hughes / by Karima K. Jeffrey

Zora Neale Hurston / by Warren J. Carson

Invisible man / by Dolores V. Sisco

Jazz aesthetic / by Karine Bligny

Terry McMillan / by Marian C. Dillahunt

Toni Morrison / by Annie-Paule Mielle de Prinsac and Susana M. Morris

Walter Mosley / by Jessica Parker

Native son / by Aimable Twagilimana and Cammie M. Sublette

A raisin in the sun / by Carol Bunch Davis and Alexis M. Skinner

Signifying / by Timothy Mark Robinson

Slave narrative / by Terry Novak

The souls of Black folk / by Robert J. Patterson

Up from slavery / by Jessica Parker

Alice Walker / by R. Erin Huskey

August Wilson / by Yolanda W. Page.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Icons of African American literature.

ISBN:

0313352046

9780313352041

Publisher Number:

99946034522

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.