The concise Oxford companion to African American literature /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
editors, William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, Trudier Harris.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxii, 488 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction; Contributors; The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature; Appendix; Editors; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Presents more than 400 biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, and historical figures, and 150 plot summaries of major works. Covers a range of writers from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison to Toni Morrison. Contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels) and also incorporates information on literary characters, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima and Brer Rabbit. Looks at icons of black culture, including Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Includes general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama and on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory, as well as other related topics.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Title
Concise Oxford companion to African American literature.
International Standard Book Number
019513883X
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
African American literature
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African Americans in literature, Encyclopedias.
American literature-- African American authors, Encyclopedias.