Prison literature in America
Subtitle: the victim as criminal and artist
By: H. Bruce Franklin.
Edition: Expanded ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Prisoners' writings, American -- History and criticism; American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism; Criminals' writings, American -- History and criticism; Slaves' writings, American -- History and criticism; Prisoners -- United States -- Intellectual life; Slaves -- United States -- Intellectual life; African Americans in literature; Slavery in literature; Prisons in literature; Victims in literature; Crime in literature; Canon (Literature)
Notes: Bibliography: p. 291-341.
Includes index.