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Author Cook, William W. (William Wilburt)

Title African American writers and classical tradition / William W. Cook & James Tatum.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (454 pages)
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Physical Medium polychrome
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The leisure moments of Phillis Wheatley -- Frederick Douglass and the Columbian orator -- The making of the talented tenth -- Genteel classicism -- Invisible odyssey -- The Pindar of Harlem -- It is impossible not to write satire -- Rita Dove and the Greeks.
Summary Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures.
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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.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
Griechische Literatur -- Rezeption.
Lateinische Literatur -- Rezeption.
Literatur -- USA -- Afroamerikanische Autoren -- Quellen und Vorbilder.
littérature afro-américaine -- littérature grecque antique -- influence exercée -- Etats-Unis -- études diverses.
littérature afro-américaine -- littérature latine -- influence exercée -- Etats-Unis -- études diverses.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Authors' presentation copies (Provenance) MH-H
Added Author Tatum, James.
Other Form: Print version: Cook, William W. (William Wilburt). African American writers and classical tradition. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010 9780226789965 (DLC) 2009034995 (OCoLC)433551588
ISBN 9780226789989 (electronic book)
0226789985 (electronic book)
9780226789965
0226789969