Forgotten readers : recovering the lost history of African American literary societies /

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Recovers the history of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century African American reading societies.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McHenry, Elizabeth, 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2002.
Series:New Americanists.
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Subjects:
1800-1899
American literature > African American authors > Appreciation > United States.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 19th century.
African Americans > Books and reading.
African Americans in literature.
Literature > Societies, etc.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Livres et lecture.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Littérature > Associations.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Books & Reading.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American.
African Americans > Books and reading
African Americans in literature
African Americans > Intellectual life
American literature
American literature > African American authors
Literarische Gesellschaft
Letterkundige genootschappen.
Zwarten.
United States
Schwärze
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Dreaded eloquence": the origins and rise of African American literary societies
  • Spreading the word: the cultural work of the Black press
  • Literary coalitions in the age of Washington
  • Reading, writing, and reform in the women's era
  • Georgia Douglas Johnson and the Saturday nighters.

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