Black regions of the imagination : African American writers between the nation and the world /
Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Chester Himes were all pressured by critics and publishers to enlighten mainstream (white) audiences about race and African American culture. Focusing on fiction and non-fiction they produced between the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Mov...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Temple University Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Chester Himes were all pressured by critics and publishers to enlighten mainstream (white) audiences about race and African American culture. Focusing on fiction and non-fiction they produced between the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement, Eve Dunbar's important book, Black Regions of the Imagination, examines how these African American writers-who lived and traveled outside the United States-both document and re-imagine their "homegrown" racial experiences within a worldly framework. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439909447 (electronic bk.) 143990944X (electronic bk.) |