Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Literature [electronic resource] : West Meets East /
Hakutani, Y.editor.
The most influential East-West artistic, cultural, and literary exchange that has taken place in modern and postmodern times was the reading and writing of haiku. Here, esteemed contributors investigate the impact of Eastern philosophy and religion on African American writers such as Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison, offering a fresh field of literary inquiry.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Essays on poetry -- pt. 2. Essays on ideology.
The most influential East-West artistic, cultural, and literary exchange that has taken place in modern and postmodern times was the reading and writing of haiku. Here, esteemed contributors investigate the impact of Eastern philosophy and religion on African American writers such as Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison, offering a fresh field of literary inquiry.
America-Literatures.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Poetry.
United States-History.
Ethnology.
North American Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Poetry and Poetics.
US History.
Cultural Anthropology.