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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451018703321

Autore

Kemayo Kamau

Titolo

Emerging Afrikan survivals [[electronic resource] ] : an Afrocentric critical theory / / Kamau Kemayo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-280-29176-1

9786610291762

0-203-48397-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

Studies in African American history and culture

Disciplina

813/.509896073

Soggetti

American fiction - African American authors - History and criticism - Theory, etc

American fiction - African American authors - History and criticism

Literature and folklore - United States - History - 20th century

American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

African Americans - Intellectual life - 20th century

American fiction - African influences

African Americans in literature

Folklore in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Historically Situating African American Culture; 3 Change and Cultural Representation in African American Literary Criticism; 4 Recent Directions in African American Literary Criticism; Overview to Part II; 5 Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon; 6 David Bradley's The Chaneysville Incident; 7 Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man; 8 A Review of Contemporary African American Novels; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This work sets forth the guidelines for an Afrocentric literary theory and applies that theory to three novels: Invisible Man, Song of Solomon and The Chaneysville Incident.