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New Essays on the African American Novel From Hurston and Ellison to Morrison and Whitehead
Title:
New Essays on the African American Novel From Hurston and Ellison to Morrison and Whitehead
ISBN:
9780230612754
Publication Information New:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Physical Description:
IX, 281 p. online resource.
Abstract:
This collection contributes to scholarly discussions about the African American novel as a literary form. Essays respond to the general question, what has been the impact of the African American vernacular tradition from the spirituals, blues, gospel and jazz to hip hop on the structure and style of the modern African American novel?
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Language:
English