Black American Writing from the Nadir: The Evolution of a Literary Tradition, 1877--1915

by Dickson D. Bruce Jr.

Book Overview

In this wide-ranging study, Dickson D. Bruce. Jr., analyzes post-Reconstruction and turn-of-the-century black writing, treating minor as well as major authors and considering a broad range of genres. Bruce shows that black writers confronted the conditions of an increasingly racist society in almost every aspect of their work--from their choice of subject matter to the way they drew their characters to the mood they portrayed. At the same time,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807118060
• ISBN13: 9780807118061
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"