The Norton anthology of African American literature
By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., general editor, Nellie Y. McKay, general editor.
Contributors: Gates, Henry Louis; McKay, Nellie Y
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.; W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 2665
Subjects: American literature -- African American authors; African Americans -- Literary collections
Genres: Literary collections
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 2625-2648) and index
Table of contents: title: Vernacular tradition; title: Spirituals; title: Gospel; title: The Blues; title: Jazz; title: Rap; title: Sermons; title: Folktales; title: The literature of slavery and Freedom: 1746-1865; title: Literature of the reconstruction to the new Negro renaissance: 1865-1919; title: Harlem Renaissance: 1919-1940; title: Realism, Naturalism, Modernism: 1940-1960; title: Black Arts Movement: 1960-1970; title: Literature since 1970