... 0805716831 . Includes major periods and themes of African - American literary criticism through more than 100 essays and articles . Also includes a chronology . Africana : The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience ...

... 0805716831 ( alk . paper ) Notes : Includes bibliographical references and index . Subjects : American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism-- Theory , etc. American literature -- African American authors ...

... 0805716831 American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism -- Theory , etc. American literature -- African American authors History and criticism . African Americans Intellectual life . PS153.N5.A344 1990 ...

This massive guide, sponsored by the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University and compiled by renowned experts, offers a compendium of information and interpretation on over 500 years of black experience in ...

A comprehensive reference work features three hundred entries focusing on the experience of African Americans throughout North and South America and includes biographical profiles of political and public figures as well as artists, writers, ...

"What is African American literary art? Is it functional, or propaganda, or is it art for art's sake? What are the responsibilities of African American writers to their art forms, to themselves, and to their audiences?