{"product_id":"the-cambridge-history-of-african-american-literature-paperback-9781107571815","title":"The Cambridge History of African American Literature (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107571815","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge History of African American Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA major new history of the literary traditions, oral and print, of African-descended peoples in the United States.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaryemma Graham (Edited by), Jerry W. Ward, Jr (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107571815, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e860 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.2 x 4.4 cm, 1.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In its reframing of black discourse, introduction of new paradigms, and charting of new geographies, this collection represents an important and necessary addition to any collection of African American and American literature.' Folashade Alao, University of South Carolina\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe first major twenty-first century history of four hundred years of black writing, The Cambridge History of African American Literature presents a comprehensive overview of the literary traditions, oral and print, of African-descended peoples in the United States. Expert contributors, drawn from the United States and beyond, emphasise the dual nature of each text discussed as a work of art created by an individual and as a response to unfolding events in American cultural, political, and social history. Unprecedented in scope, sophistication and accessibility, the volume draws together current scholarship in the field. It also looks ahead to suggest new approaches, new areas of study, and as yet undervalued writers and works. The Cambridge History of African American Literature is a major achievement both as a work of reference and as a compelling narrative and will remain essential reading for scholars and students in years to come.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Maryemma Graham and Jerry Ward\u003cbr\u003e Part I. African American Literature from Its Origins to the Twentieth Century: 1. Sounds of a tradition: the souls of Black folk F. Abiola Irele\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early print literature of Africans in America Philip Gould\u003cbr\u003e 3. The emergence of an African American literary canon, 1760–1820 Vincent Carretta\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dividing a nation, uniting a people: African American literature and the Abolitionist Movement Stefan Wheelock\u003cbr\u003e 5. African American literature and the slave narrative genre John Ernest\u003cbr\u003e 6. Writing freedom: race, religion, and revolution, 1820–40 Kimberly Blockett\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'We wish to plead our own cause': independent Antebellum African American literature, 1840–65 Joycelyn Moody\u003cbr\u003e 8. Racial ideologies in theory and practice: political and cultural nationalism, 1865–1910 Warren Carson\u003cbr\u003e 9. The 'fictions' of race Keith Byerman and Hanna Wallinger\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'We wear the mask': the making of a poet Keith Leonard\u003cbr\u003e 11. Toward a modernist poetics Mark Sanders\u003cbr\u003e Part II. African American Literature since the Twentieth Century: 12. Foundations of African American modernism, 1910–50 Craig Werner and Sandra Shannon\u003cbr\u003e 13. The New Negro Movement and the politics of art Emily Bernard\u003cbr\u003e 14. African American literature and the Great Depression Darryl Dickson-Carr\u003cbr\u003e 15. Weaving jagged words: the Black Left, 1930s–40s Nicole Walingora-Davis\u003cbr\u003e 16. Writing the American story, 1945–52 John Lowe\u003cbr\u003e 17. Geographies of the modern: writing beyond borders and boundaries Sabine Broeck\u003cbr\u003e 18. African American literature by writers of Caribbean descent Daryl Cumber Dance\u003cbr\u003e 19. Reform and revolution, 1965–76: the Black aesthetic at work James Smethurst and Howard Ramsby\u003cbr\u003e 20. History as fact and fiction Trudier Harris\u003cbr\u003e 21. Redefining the art of poetry Opal Moore\u003cbr\u003e 22. Cultural resistance and avant-garde aesthetics: African American poetry from 1970 to the present Tony Bolden\u003cbr\u003e 23. New frontiers, cross-currents and convergencies: emerging cultural paradigms Madhu Dubey and Elizabeth Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e Part III. African American Literature as Academic and Cultural Capital: 24. Children's and young adult literatures Giselle L. Anatol\u003cbr\u003e 25. From writer to reader: Black popular fiction Candice Love Jackson\u003cbr\u003e 26. Cultural capital and the presence of Africa: Lorraine Hansberry, August Wilson and the power of Black theatre Harry Elam\u003cbr\u003e 27. African American literature: foundational scholarship, criticism and theory Lawrence P. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e 28. African American literatures and new world cultures Kenneth Warren\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Suggested further reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: fiction, novelists \u0026amp; prose writers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20fiction,%20novelists%20\u0026amp;%20prose%20writers%20%5BDSK%5D%22\"\u003eDSK\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20poetry%20\u0026amp;%20poets%20%5BDSC%5D%22\"\u003eDSC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005227127064,"sku":"9781107571815","price":43.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107571815i.jpg?v=1696766339","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-history-of-african-american-literature-paperback-9781107571815","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}