Cambridge History of African American Literature

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"The 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"--

subjects: African Americans in literature,  African American authors,  Intellectual life,  History and criticism,  American literature,  African Americans,  Amerikansk litteratur,  Literatur,  Intellektuellt liv,  Bellettrie,  Schwarze,  Afro-amerikaner,  Amerikaans,  Afroamerikanische Autoren,  Afro-amerikaner i litteraturen,  Historia,  African American literature,  Zwarten,  Afro-amerikanska författare,  American literature, african american authors, history and criticism,  African americans, intellectual life