The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers
$61.90
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2017
Summary
The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind, offering an extraordinary range of voices and the expressions of African American women in print before, during, and after the Civil War. Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., this collection comprises work from forty-nine writers arranged into sections of memoir, poetry, and essays on feminism, education, and the legacy of African American women writers.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143105992 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014310599X |
| Author: | Hollis Robbins, Henry Louis Gates, Jr |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 443g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 27mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“An extraordinary historical record.” –The New York Times Book Review
“An extraordinary historical record.”—The New York Times Book Review“A rewarding history, and a reminder that the past is never a single narrative. It’s a conversation with itself and with the present, well worth having.”—NPR
About The Author
Hollis Robbins
Hollis Robbins is director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University and chair of the humanities department at Peabody Conservatory.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
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