W. E. B. Du Bois
- ISBN-10
- 1438113560
- ISBN-13
- 9781438113562
- Series
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Category
- African American aesthetics
- Pages
- 271
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Harold Bloom
Description
-- Brings together the best criticism on the most widely read poets, novelists, and playwrights. -- Presents complex critical portraits of the most influential writers in the English-speaking world -- from the English medievalists to contemporary writers
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