Claiming Exodus : a Cultural History of Afro-Atlantic Identity, 1774-1903 /

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This book explores how African writers reconstructed the biblical narrative to form a new identity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Rhondda Robinson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Bible > In literature.
Bible
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Exodus, The, in literature.
African Americans in literature.
African Americans > Race identity.
Exode dans la littérature.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Noirs américains > Identité ethnique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African Americans in literature
African Americans > Race identity
American literature > African American authors
Exodus, The, in literature
Literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : From Egypt to Canaan, an Afro-Atlantic journey
  • Exodus and the politics of liberty (1774-1800)
  • Exodus as the blueprint for building free Black communities (1800-1840)
  • Exodus in the era of manifest destiny (1840-1861)
  • Exodus, the civil war, and reconstruction (1861-1877)
  • African Americans in the nadir (1877-1900)
  • Afterword : The first Joshua generation, stranded on the border of Canaan (1895-1903).

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