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- ISBN: 0393977781
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- Release Date: December 30, 2004
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Norton Anthology of African American Literature" by Henry Louis Gates and Nellie Y. McKay to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Norton Anthology of African American Literature"Browse more products related to "Henry Louis Gates and Nellie Y. McKay"Review"...An immensely interesting and valuable work...[that] will change the teaching of American literature in the classroom....Moreover, the volume may provide the happiest marriage of chronology with theme that I have seen in an anthology...." "...'The Norton Anthology' is a triumph and should accomplish its goal of securing a place of acceptance and respect in the academy for African American literature. Such a volume was a monumental undertaking and the editors are to be commended for having fulfilled the challenge of presenting in one book the remarkable literary journey of a people who were, a mere 130 years ago, only coming out of slavery." "We are canon makers!....There is no more question of the legitimacy of this literature." "A classic of splendid proportions." 'This is a landmark of a book, a library packed into a single volume; I would take it on a round-the-world cruise, or into exile on a desert island." Publisher's noteThis landmark anthology includes the work of 120 writers over two centuries, from the earliest known literary work by an African American, Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight," to the fiction of the Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and the poems of U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove. To ground the African American literary tradition in its vernacular roots, the anthology opens with a generous section of blues, gospel, spirituals, jazz, rap, folktales, sermons, prayers, testimonies, and speeches. From there follows a deep and wide selection of writing in all genres--poetry, short fiction, novels, drama, autobiography, journals, and letters--including eleven major works in their entirety: Frederick Douglass's "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave", W. E. B. Du Bois's "The Souls of Black Folk", James Weldon Johnson's "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man", Jean Toomer's "Cane", Richard Wright's "The Man Who Lived Underground", Gwendolyn Brooks's "Maud Martha", Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun", Amiri Baraka's "Dutchman", Toni Morrison's "Sula", Adrienne Kennedy's "A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White", and August Wilson's "Fences". With a general introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., period introductions, author headnotes, annotations, and bibliographies, The Norton Anthology of African American Literature brings to a new audience the vibrant and varied tradition of African American literature. AnnotationAfrican-American writing in all genres is finally given its critical due as a legitimate literary tradition in its own right in the latest (and most talked-about) addition to the "Norton Anthology" series. Its publication, under the much publicized direction of general editors Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Nellie McKay, has conferred canonical status on exemplary African-American poetry, short fiction, novel, drama, autobiography, journals, and letters, including 11 major works, from Frederick Douglass's "Narrative" to Toni Morrison's "Sula". A companion CD, advertised in a coupon included with the book, provides spoken-word recordings of many of the blues, gospel, spirituals, jazz, rap, folk tales, sermons, prayers, testimonies, and speeches featured in the book itself. If You Enjoy "The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (Paperback)" by Henry Louis Gates (Editor) and...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! American - African American & Black Bestsellers
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