The (Underground) Railroad in African American literature [e-book] / Darcy A. Zabel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zabel, Darcy.

Series:

African American literature and culture ; v. 6

African American literature and culture The (Underground) Railroad in African American literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

American literature.

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

African Americans--Intellectual life--20th century.

African Americans.

Railroad stories--History and criticism.

Railroad stories.

African Americans in literature.

Railroad travel in literature.

Symbolism in literature.

Railroads in literature.

Underground Railroad.

American literature--History and criticism--African American authors--20th century.

African Americans--Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p. )

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The (Underground) Railroad in African American Literature offers a brief history of the African American experience of the railroad and the uses of railroad history by a wide assortment of twentieth-century African American poets, dramatists, and fiction writers. Moreover, this literary history examines the ways in which trains, train history, and legendary train figures such as Harriet Tubman and John Henry have served as literary symbols."--Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: The Train as Symbol in African American Literature

The Impact of the Railroad on African American Life

Flying Trains and the "Tubman Tradition"

Black Supermen and the "John Henry Tradition"

Riders of the Train: Passage, Passing, and the Great Migration

"Two Trains Running": Making Choices

Around the Corner and Down the Track.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-229).

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph