Title The Greenwood encyclopedia of African American literature / edited by Hans Ostrom and J. David Macey, Jr.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message
Moore Reference Room	PS153.B53 G73 2005 v.1	Available	---
Moore Reference Room	PS153.B53 G73 2005 v.2	Available	---
Moore Reference Room	PS153.B53 G73 2005 v.3	Available	---
Moore Reference Room	PS153.B53 G73 2005 v.4	Available	---
Moore Reference Room	PS153.B53 G73 2005 v.5	Available	---

Description	5 volumes (lxii, 2010 pages) : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 1809-1818) and index.
Summary	Contains more than 1,000 entries by more than 200 expert contributors. While most of the entries are on individual authors, the encyclopedia gives special attention to the historical, cultural, and political contexts that have shaped African American writing. Included are entries on critical movements and terms, critics and scholars, historical and social issues, cultural and historical figures, literary forms and genres, literary schools and organizations, and many other topics. The entries cite numerous print and electronic resources, and the encyclopedia concludes with a selected, general bibliography.
Contents	v. 1. A-C -- v. 2. D-H -- v. 3. I-N -- v. 4. O-T -- v. 5. U-Z.
Subject	American literature -- African American authors -- Encyclopedias.
	American literature -- African American authors.
Genre/Form	Encyclopedias.
Subject	African Americans -- Intellectual life -- Encyclopedias.
	African Americans -- Intellectual life.
	African Americans in literature -- Encyclopedias.
	African Americans in literature.
Genre/Form	Encyclopedias.
	Biographies.
	Biographies.
Added Author	Ostrom, Hans A.
	Macey, J. David, Jr.
Added Title	African American literature
ISBN	0313329729 set alkaline paper
	0313329737 v. 1 alkaline paper
	0313329745 v. 2 alkaline paper
	0313329753 v. 3 alkaline paper
	0313329761 v. 4 alkaline paper
	031332977X v. 5 alkaline paper