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African American Writers and Classical Tradition
William W. Cook
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Description for African American Writers and Classical Tradition
Hardback. Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. Taking the singular instance of the African American writer to heart, William W. Cook and James Tatum here argue that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way. Tracing the interaction between African American writers and the literatures of ancient Greece and Rome, from the time of slavery ... Read more
Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. Taking the singular instance of the African American writer to heart, William W. Cook and James Tatum here argue that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way. Tracing the interaction between African American writers and the literatures of ancient Greece and Rome, from the time of slavery ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226789965
SKU
V9780226789965
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About William W. Cook
William W. Cook is professor emeritus of English and African and African American studies at Dartmouth College. James Tatum is professor emeritus of classics at Dartmouth. They are both the authors of numerous previous volumes.
Reviews for African American Writers and Classical Tradition
"Cook and Tatum offer compelling conclusions alongside insightful interpretations of important literary and rhetorical texts. Erudite but never pedantic, judicious but never compromising, this book exhibits the highest standards of literary scholarship." - John T. Hamilton, Harvard University"