African American Authors, 1745-1945: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook

by Emmanuel S. Nelson

Book Overview

There has been a dramatic resurgence of interest in early African American writing. Since the accidental rediscovery and republication of Harriet Wilson's Our Nig in 1983, the works of dozens of 19th and early 20th century black writers have been recovered and reprinted. There is now a significant revival of interest in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s; and in the last decade alone, several major assessments of 18th and 19th century African...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313309108
• ISBN13: 9780313309106
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12