num_pages: 543
description: This unique anthology assembles over 200 years of critical thought on African-American literature, with contributions spanning from Philis Wheatley to Alexis Pate. The 60 seminal statements include addresses (Matthews, DuBois), manifestoes (Hughes, Petry, Wright, Baldwin, Ellison), and essays by authors who have analyzed literature and developed theory (Baraka, Chesnutt, Morrison, Gates, Walker, Hooks).
language: English
title: Critical Essays on American Literature Series - African-American Literary Criticism, 1773-2000
titlecomplete: Critical Essays on American Literature Series - African-American Literary Criticism, 1773-2000
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Twayne Publishers