American Lazarus
Subtitle: religion and the rise of African-American and native American literatures
By: Joanna Brooks.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Occom, Samson, 1723-1792; American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism; Christianity and literature -- United States -- History -- 18th century; American literature -- Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism; American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism; American literature -- Indian authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism; Hymns, English -- United States -- History and criticism; Christian literature, American -- History and criticism; Indians of North America -- Intellectual life; African Americans -- Intellectual life; African Americans in literature; Indians in literature
Description: "American Lazarus offers a new vision of a foundational moment in American literature. It reveals the depth of early Black and Indian intellectual history and reassesses the political, literary, and cultural powers of religion in America."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-247) and index.