The Afro-American novel and its tradition
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Bell, Bernard W.
Published
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1987.
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0870235680, 9780870235689, 0870236881, 9780870236884
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Chicago Heights Public Library - Stacks813.009 B43On Shelf
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Intellectual life.
African Americans in literature.
American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
Baldwin, James, -- 1924-1987 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Cullen, Countee, -- 1903-1946 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, -- 1872-1906 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Ellison, Ralph -- Criticism and interpretation.
Gaines, Ernest J., -- 1933-2019 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Himes, Chester B., -- 1909-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Hughes, Langston, -- 1902-1967 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Hurston, Zora Neale, -- 1903-1960 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Johnson, James Weldon, -- 1871-1938 -- Criticism and interpretation.
McKay, Claude, -- 1890-1948 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation.
Toomer, Jean, -- 1894-1967 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Walker, Alice, -- 1944- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Criticism and interpretation.

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Published
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1987.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xix, 421 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0870235680, 9780870235689, 0870236881, 9780870236884
Lexile measure
1600

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-395) and index.
Description
This study is an addition to the growing body of scholarly analysis examining the Afro-American contribution. It is based on the premise that in the last 25 years the traditional canon of American literature excluded important minority authors. Proceeding chronologically from William Wells Brown's Clotel (1853), to experimental novels of the 1980s, Bell comments on more than 150 works, with close readings of 41 novelists. His remarks are framed by an inquiry into the distinctive elements of Afro-American fiction. ISBN 0-87023-568-0 : $25.00.
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1600L,Lexile
Additional Physical Form
Also issued online.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bell, B. W. (1987). The Afro-American novel and its tradition . University of Massachusetts Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bell, Bernard W. 1987. The Afro-American Novel and Its Tradition. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bell, Bernard W. The Afro-American Novel and Its Tradition Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1987.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Bell, B. W. (1987). The afro-american novel and its tradition. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bell, Bernard W. The Afro-American Novel and Its Tradition University of Massachusetts Press, 1987.

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