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Despite their literary and cultural significance, Afro-Latino memoirs have been marginalized in both Latino and African American studies. Trent Masiki remedies this problem by bringing critical atte……続きを見る

This essential volume provides an overview of and introduction to African American writers and literary periods from their beginnings through the 21st century. This compact encyclopedia, aimed at st……続きを見る

At long lastーa book-length biography celebrates Toni Cade Bambara, a seminal literary, cultural, and political figure who was among the most widely read and frequently reviewed of the well-regarded……続きを見る

After the Civil War, Emancipation purportedly brought physical freedom to African Americans. As the nineteenth century drew to a close, blacks continued to experience inequality in all phases of Ame……続きを見る

Drawing on the collected archives of distinguished twentieth-century Black woman writers such as Lucille Clifton, Audre Lorde, Toni Cade Bambara, Lorraine Hansberry, and others, Marina Magloire trac……続きを見る

A perfect guide for use in high school classes, this book explores the fascinating literature of the Harlem Renaissance, reviewing classic works in the context of the history, society, and culture o……続きを見る

Utilizing key selections from American literature, this volume aligns with ELA Common Core Standards to give students a fresh perspective on and a keener understanding of slavery in the United State……続きを見る

“Uniformly excellent” essays on the work of the renowned author and his “extraordinary relevance in the present moment” (Choice). In seminal works such as Go Tell It on the Mountain, Notes of a Nati……続きを見る

A startling and gripping reexamination of the Jim Crow era, as seen through the eyes of some of the most important American writers "Walker has opened up a fresh way of thinking about the intellectu……続きを見る

“How African-American artists and intellectuals sought greater liberty in Paris while also questioning the extent of the freedoms they so publicly praised.” ーAmerican Literary History Paris has alw……続きを見る

“A splendid opportunity to rethink Douglass’s political thought . . . relevant today given the discourse of white nationalism in the United States.” ーChoice Frederick Douglass was a writer and publ……続きを見る

“This superb [essay] collection enables readers of Invisible Man to appreciate the subtleties of its cultural and political commentary.” ーJournal of American Studies An important collection of orig……続きを見る

“[A] superb tribute . . . [an] essential collection” of essays analyzing the works of the preeminent twentieth-century poet and voice of social justice (Booklist). Winner of the Central New York Boo……続きを見る

Collected interviews featuring the Nebula Award–winning author and his thoughts on topics like literary criticism, comic books, race, and sexuality. For nearly three decades, Samuel R. Delany’s scie……続きを見る

The acclaimed scholar and author of Beyond This Narrow Now presents a provocative new reading of W.E.B. Du Bois with far-reaching implications. XーThe Problem of the Negro as a Problem for Thought o……続きを見る

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Beloved tells you what you need to knowーbefore or after you read Toni Morrison’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the stan……続きを見る

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Invisible Man tells you what you need to knowーbefore or after you read Ralph Ellison’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set th……続きを見る

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Underground Railroad tells you what you need to knowーbefore or after you read Colson Whitehead’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Wort……続きを見る

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Their Eyes Were Watching God tells you what you need to knowーbefore or after you read Zora Neale Hurston’s book. Crafted and edited with care……続きを見る

The renowned novelist and critic’s private journals, spanning from his years as a high school student in the Bronx to early adult life in San Francisco. For fifty years Samuel Delany has cultivated ……続きを見る

Essays exploring contemporary black fiction and examining important issues in current African American literary studies. In this volume, Lovalerie King and Shirley Moody-Turner have compiled a colle……続きを見る

What effect has the black literary imagination attempted to have on, in Toni Morrison's words, "a race of readers that understands itself to be 'universal' or race-free"? How has black literature ch……続きを見る

"We’re starting to see...diverse voices on the shelf, a wider variety of experiences on the page, and many different reasons for getting outside. -- Jaime Herndon, Book Riot Encompassing identity, i……続きを見る

De unge døde er en bok skrevet av Nordahl Grieg som inneholder essays om seks engelske lyrikere som alle døde i ung alder. Boken tar for seg livene og diktningen til disse lyrikerne, som har etterla……続きを見る

Into Konrad Inhan 'Maantiede ja löytöretket 1 : Vanha aika ja keski aika' käsittelee maantieteen ja löytöretkien kehitystä historiallisessa kontekstissa. Kirja tarjoaa syvällisen katsauksen antiikin……続きを見る

As Manifest Destiny took hold in the national consciousness, what did it mean for African Americans who were excluded from its ambitions for an expanding American empire that would shepherd the West……続きを見る

Dissonant Voices uncovers the interracial collaboration at the heart of the postwar avant-garde. While previous studies have explored the writings of individual authors and groups, this work is amon……続きを見る

Professional historians, schools, colleges and universities are not alone in shaping higher-order understanding of history. The central thesis of this book is the belief historical fiction in text a……続きを見る

Le Nain Noir, écrit par l'auteur Walter Scott, est un roman historique captivant situé dans l'Écosse du XVIIIe siècle. L'Suvre se distingue par son utilisation habile de l'intrigue, des personnages ……続きを見る

Volume 05 of 'The World's Greatest Books' is a collection of classic fiction by various authors, carefully curated to provide readers with a diverse and comprehensive overview of literary masterpiec……続きを見る