Existentialist thought in African American literature before 1940 /

Existentialist Thought in African American Literature before 1940 consciously acknowledges the existential currents that are profoundly embedded in African American literature, establishing a rich legacy of existentialist thought that predates Richard Wright's existential birth. This collection...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hill, Melvin G. (edtor.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016.
Temas:
1800-1999
African American authors.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Existentialism in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Écrivains noirs américains.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Existentialisme dans la littérature.
Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African American authors
American literature
Existentialism in literature
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the legacy of existentialism in African American literature before 1940 / Melvin G. Hill
  • Morality, art, and the self: existentialism in Frederick Douglass and Søren Kierkegaard / Timothy Golden
  • I'm not here: existential acts in nineteenth-century African American women's narrative / Jeannine King
  • Sutton E. Griggs's existential vision in Imperium in imperio: the new Negro / Melvin G. Hill
  • Existential authenticity in early 20th century African-American passing narratives / Renee Barlow
  • "Clare Kendry cared nothing for the race. She only belonged to it": the intersectional bad faith of race and gender in Nella Larsen's passing / Chase Dimock.

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