The concise Oxford companion to African American literature / editors, William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, Trudier Harris
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| Subjects: | American literature--African American authors--Encyclopedias African Americans in literature--Encyclopedias Electronic books |
| Formats: | Electronic Resource, Remote |
| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
| LC Classification: | P, PS |
| Added Titles: | Oxford reference |
| Alternate Title(s): | Oxford reference. |
| Alternate Titles: | Portion of title: African American literature In: Oxford reference Print version: Concise Oxford companion to African American literature. (DLC) 00065201 (OCoLC)45394089 New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 019513883X |
| Additional Authors: | Andrews, William L., 1946- Foster, Frances Smith Harris, Trudier Oxford University Press |
| Notes: | ISBN: 9780199916498 ISBN: 9780198031758 (electronic bk.) ISBN: 0198031750 (electronic bk.) ISBN: 019513883X (print) ISBN: 9780195138832 (print) Includes bibliographical references and index Summary: 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 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 488 p.) |
| OCLC Number: | 49346948 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780199916498 9780198031758 0198031750 019513883X 9780195138832 |