Existentialist thought in African American literature before 1940 /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hill, Melvin G. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
Subjects:	African American authors. American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Existentialism in literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: the legacy of existentialism in African American literature before 1940 / Melvin G. Hill
Morality, art, and the self: existentialism in Frederick Douglass and Søren Kierkegaard / Timothy Golden
I'm not here: existential acts in nineteenth-century African American women's narrative / Jeannine King
Sutton E. Griggs's existential vision in Imperium in imperio: the new Negro / Melvin G. Hill
Existential authenticity in early 20th century African-American passing narratives / Renee Barlow
"Clare Kendry cared nothing for the race. She only belonged to it": the intersectional bad faith of race and gender in Nella Larsen's passing / Chase Dimock.