Visualizing blackness and the creation of the african american literary tradition
Auteur :
Hill, Lena
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316639276
Date de publication :
2 nov. 2017
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,0 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
450 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study examines how black writers use visual tropes as literary devices to challenge readers' conceptions of black identity. Lena Hill charts two hundred years of African American literary history, from Phillis Wheatley to Ralph Ellison, and engages with a variety of canonical and lesser-known writers.