Title: The primate's dream
First published: 1999
Description: The central concern of James Tuttleton's new collection of literary essays is the work of black writers and the representation of the black experience in America. Mr. Tuttleton approaches the subject with caution, but with his usual clear-eyed judgment, seeking to restore objective criticism to its proper role in the treatment of "minority" writings.
Subjects: History and criticism, American literature, African Americans in literature, Intellectual life, Ethnicity in literature, Race in literature, African American authors, African Americans, Afro-Americans in literature, Afro-American authors, Amerikaans, Literatur, Schwarze, Race dans la littérature, Auteurs noirs américains, Noirs américains dans la littérature, Letterkunde, Histoire et critique, Ethnicité dans la littérature, Littérature américaine, Ethnische Identität, Negers, United states, ethnic relations
LC classification: PS173.N4 T88 1999