| Description |
xix, 421 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 375-395. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
1. The roots of the early Afro-American novel -- 2. The early Afro-American novel: historical romance, social realism, and beyond -- 3. The pre-World War I novels of the old guard: romance, realism, and naturalism -- 4. The 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. The contemporary Afro-American novel, 1: neorealism -- 8. The contemporary Afro-American novel, 2: modernism and postmodernism. |
| Subject |
American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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African Americans in literature.
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| Indexed Term |
English literature American black writers, to 1980 - Critical studies |
| ISBN |
0870235680 alkaline paper $25.00 |
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0870236881 paperback |
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