Cross-cultural visions in African American modernism : from spatial narrative to jazz haiku

Cross-cultural visions in African American modernism : from spatial narrative to jazz haiku / Yoshinobu Hakutani.

"Yoshinobu Hakutani traces the development of African American modernism, which initially gathered momentum with Richard Wright's literary manifesto "Blueprint for Negro Writing" in 1937. Hakutani dissects and discusses the cross-cultural influences on the then-burgeoning discipl...

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Main Author: Hakutani, Yoshinobu, 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2006].
Subjects:
1900-1999
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > Foreign influences.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Modernism (Literature) > United States.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African Americans > Intellectual life
American literature > African American authors
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Modernism (Literature)
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Summary:"Yoshinobu Hakutani traces the development of African American modernism, which initially gathered momentum with Richard Wright's literary manifesto "Blueprint for Negro Writing" in 1937. Hakutani dissects and discusses the cross-cultural influences on the then-burgeoning discipline in three stages: American dialogues, European and African cultural visions, and Asian and African American cross-cultural visions."-- publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 251 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-242) and index.
ISBN:9780814272374
0814272371
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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