African American writers and classical tradition /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
William W. Cook & James Tatum.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (454 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The leisure moments of Phillis Wheatley -- Frederick Douglass and the Columbian orator -- The making of the talented tenth -- Genteel classicism -- Invisible odyssey -- The Pindar of Harlem -- It is impossible not to write satire -- Rita Dove and the Greeks.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures.
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Title
African American writers and classical tradition.
International Standard Book Number
9780226789965
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American literature-- African American authors-- History and criticism.
American literature-- Classical influences.
American literature-- African American authors.
American literature-- Classical influences.
Amerikaans.
Antike
Bellettrie.
Griechische Literatur-- Rezeption.
Klassieke oudheid.
Lateinische Literatur-- Rezeption.
LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
Literatur
Literatur-- USA-- Afroamerikanische Autoren-- Quellen und Vorbilder.