Emerging Afrikan survivals : an Afrocentric critical theory / / Kamau Kemayo

• Autore: Kemayo Kamau
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.509896073
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Emerging Afrikan survivals
• ISBN: 1-135-94214-5; 1-280-29176-1; 9786610291762; 0-203-48397-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815370803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in African American history and culture.