Edition |
Paperback ed. |
Description |
xix, 421 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-395). |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
1. Roots of the early Afro-American novel -- 2. Early Afro-American novel: historical romance, social realism, and beyond -- 3. Pre-World War I novels of the old guard: romance, realism, and naturalism -- 4. Harlem Renaissance and the search for new modes of narrative -- 5. Richard Wright and the triumph of naturalism -- 6. Myth, legend, and ritual in the novel of the fifties -- 7. Contemporary Afro-American novel, 1: neorealism -- 8. Contemporary Afro-American novel, 2: modernism and postmodernism. |
Subject |
American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- African American authors. |
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African Americans in literature.
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African Americans in literature. |
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African American novelists.
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African American novelists. |
ISBN |
0870236881 paperback |
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