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Author Hairston, Eric Ashley.

Title The ebony column : classics, civilization, and the African American reclamation of the west / Eric Ashley Hairston.

Publication Info. Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, 2013.

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Classicism in American culture
Classicism in American culture.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: A more than partial grace: a prolegomenon for African American experiences with the classics -- The trojan horse: Phillis Wheatley -- The virtuous voice of Frederick Douglass -- Sine qua non: the voice of Anna Julia Cooper -- Quo vadis? W.E.B. Du Bois and The souls of black folk -- Conclusion: The temple of Apollo.
Summary ""The Ebony Column is superbly researched, skillfully utilizing primary and secondary sources and the most up-to-date scholarship. I was impressed by the amount of deep archival research that was conducted in order to complete this book."--Cedrick May, author of Evangelism and Resistance in the Black Atlantic, 1760-1835 In The Ebony Column, Eric Ashley Hairston begins a new thread in the ongoing conversation about the influence of Greek and Roman antiquity on U.S. civilization and education. While that discussion has yielded many exceptional insights int.
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Subject American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- African American authors.
American literature -- Classical influences.
American literature -- Classical influences.
American literature.
Classicism in literature.
Classicism in literature.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Hairston, Eric Ashley. Ebony Column. University of Tennessee Press 2013 1299677428
ISBN 9781572339842 (electronic book)
1572339845 (electronic book)
1299677428 (electronic book)
9781299677425 (electronic book)
9781572339422 (hardcover)
157233942X (hardcover)