The Black American Short Story in the 20th Century : a Collection of Critical Essays.

The Black American Short Story in the 20th Century : a Collection of Critical Essays.

This volume is a collection of essays on black short stories written between 1998 and 1976. It aims to say something about the black short story as a genre and the development of the racial situation in America as well. The primary aim is to introduce the reader to this long neglected genre of black...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruck, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1977.
Subjects:
Short stories, American > History and criticism.
American fiction > African American authors.
Short stories, American
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • THE BLACK AMERICAN SHORT STORY IN THE 20TH CENTURY; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; BLACK AMERICAN SHORT FICTION IN THE 20TH CENTURY Problems of Audience, and the Evolution of Artistic Stances and Themes; NOTES; CHARLES WADDELL CHESNUTT THE SHERIFF'S CHILDREN(1889); NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE SCAPEGOAT(1904); NOTES; JEAN TOOMER FERN (1922); NOTES; ADDITIONAL SOURCES; LANGSTON HUGHES THE BLUES I'M PLAYING(1934); NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHESTER HIMES A NIGGER(1937); NOTES; PRIMARY SOURCES; SECONDARY SOURCES; RICHARD WRIGHT FIRE AND CLOUD(1938); NOTES

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