Visualizing Blackness and the Creation of the African American Literary Tradition
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| Author | : Lena Hill |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2014-02-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107041585 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107041589 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Visualizing Blackness and the Creation of the African American Literary Tradition by : Lena Hill
Book excerpt: 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.
