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Encyclopedia of African-American literature, Wilfred Samuels ; Tracie Guzzio [and] Loretta Gilchrist Woodard, associate editors

Label
Encyclopedia of African-American literature, Wilfred Samuels ; Tracie Guzzio [and] Loretta Gilchrist Woodard, associate editors
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Encyclopedia of African-American literature
Medium
electronic resource eBook
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Responsibility statement
Wilfred Samuels ; Tracie Guzzio [and] Loretta Gilchrist Woodard, associate editors
Series statement
Encyclopedia of American ethnic literatureFacts on File library of American literature
Summary
Encyclopedia of African-American Literature, Second Edition covers the entire spectrum of the African-American literary tradition, from the 18th-century writings of pioneers such as Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley, to 20th-century canonic texts, to the finest of today's best-selling authors and rap artists
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Support materials: Major works by African-American writers; Bibliography of secondary sources -- Contributors