Blackness and the Adventure of Western Culture
Publisher: Third World Press
Published: March 1, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780883780268
Subjects: American - General; General; Literary Criticism & Collections / African-American & Black; Sociology; Fiction - General
Description: An examination of black life and literature in the U.S.

Includes stimulating essays on James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright and William Faulkner as well as a primer on the Harlem Renaissance. The late Dr. Kent has conjured up the complex essence of Black folk history and applied and analyzed that history as a creative motif for the Black writer. His critical perspective is that of the Black Aesthetic; he draws from the ideologies of Franz Fanon and historical conditions to bring forth a brilliant analysis of the most influential 20th century Black writers.--Publisher's description.