Representing the Race: A New Political History of African American Literature

by Gene Andrew Jarrett

Book Overview

The political value of African American literature has long been a topic of great debate among American writers, both black and white, from Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama. In his compelling new book, Representing the Race, Gene Andrew Jarrett traces the genealogy of this topic in order to develop an innovative political history of African American literature. Jarrett examines texts of every sort--pamphlets, autobiographies, cultural criticism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814743390
• ISBN13: 9780814743393
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"