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Each Hour Redeem : Time and Justice in African American Literature /

This book advances a major reinterpretation of African American literature from the late eighteenth to the early twenty-first century by demonstrating how its authors are centrally concerned with racially different experiences of time. The author argues that, from Phillis Wheatley to Suzan-Lori Park...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: English, Daylanne K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book advances a major reinterpretation of African American literature from the late eighteenth to the early twenty-first century by demonstrating how its authors are centrally concerned with racially different experiences of time. The author argues that, from Phillis Wheatley to Suzan-Lori Parks, African American writers have depicted distinctive forms of temporality to challenge racial injustices supported by dominant ideas of time.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781452939445