African-American Writers
- ISBN-10
- 1438107838
- ISBN-13
- 9781438107837
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 305
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Philip Bader
Description
African-American authors have consistently explored the political dimensions of literature and its ability to affect social change. African-American literature has also provided an essential framework for shaping cultural identity and solidarity. From the early slave narratives to the folklore and dialect verse of the Harlem Renaissance to the modern novels of today
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