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Engels | Druk: New title | Hardcover | 9780313334290 | 728 pagina's
- 9780313334290
Engels | Druk: New title | Hardcover | 9780313334290 | 728 pagina's
African American women writers published extensively during the Harlem Renaissance and have been extraordinarily prolific since the 1970s. This book surveys the world of African American women writers. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars. The Encyclopedia covers established contemporary authors such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, along with a range of neglected and emerging figures. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a brief biography, a discussion of major works, a survey of the author's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. Literature students will value this book for its exploration of African American literature, while social studies students will appreciate its examination of social issues through literature. African American women writers have made an enormous contribution to our culture. Many of these authors wrote during the Harlem Renaissance, a particularly vital time in African American arts and letters, while others have been especially active since the 1970s, an era in which works by African American women are adapted into films and are widely read in book clubs. Literature by African American women is important for its aesthetic qualities, and it also illuminates the social issues which these authors have confronted. This book conveniently surveys the lives and works of African American women writers. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 African American women novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars. Some of these figures, such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, are among the most popular authors writing today, while others have been largely neglected or are recently emerging. Each entry provides a biography, a discussion of major works, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students and general readers will welcome this guide to the rich achievement of African American women. Literature students will value its exploration of the works of these writers, while social studies students will appreciate its examination of the social issues these women confront in their works. Includes entries on more than 150 African American women novelists, poets, playwrights, autobiographers, essayists, influential scholars, and short fiction writers Provides a selected, general bibliography Includes alphabetical and chronological lists of authors Lists authors according to the genres in which they worked Lists winners of major literary awards
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Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers [2 volumes] Engels | Druk: New title | Hardcover | 9780313334290 | 728 pagina's | |
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Taal | Engels |
Bindwijze | Hardcover |
Druk | New title |
Verschijningsdatum | januari 2007 |
Aantal pagina's | 728 pagina's |
Illustraties | Nee |
Redacteur | Yolanda Williams Page |
Uitgever | Abc-Clio |
Originele Titel | Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers [Two Volumes] |
Extra groot lettertype | Nee |
Gewicht | 1769 g |
Verpakking breedte | 0 mm |
Verpakking hoogte | 0 mm |
Verpakking lengte | 0 mm |
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