Prison literature in America
Subtitle: the victim as criminal and artist
By: H. Bruce Franklin.
Edition: Paperback ed.
Publisher: L. Hill
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
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.; Crime in literature.; Slavery in literature.; Prisons in literature.; Victims in literature.; Canon (Literature)
Notes: Bibliography: p. 277-290.
Rev. ed. of: The victim as criminal and artist. 1978.
Includes index.