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Author Bruce, Dickson D., 1946-

Title The origins of African American literature, 1680-1865 / Dickson D. Bruce, Jr.

Publication Info. Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2001.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  810.9896 B886O    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 374 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-360) and index.
Contents Background to an African American literature, 1680-1760. -- The age of revolution, 1760-1800. -- Literary identity in the new nation, 1800-1816. -- The era of colonization, 1816-1828. -- The Liberator and the shaping of African American tradition, 1829-1832. -- Literary expression in the age of abolitionism, 1833-1849. -- African American voices in the American crisis, 1850-1861. -- The war for emancipation and beyond.
Subject American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism.
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism.
African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Enslaved persons' writings, American -- History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
Slavery in literature.
ISBN 0813920663 cloth alkaline paper
9780813920665 cloth alkaline paper
0813920671 paperback alkaline paper
9780813920672 paperback alkaline paper
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