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050 00 a| PS153.B53b| C665 2010;

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100 1 a| Cook, William W.q| (William Wilburt)=| ^A1218212;

245 10 a| African American writers and classical tradition /c| William W. Cook and James Tatum.;

260 a| Chicago ;a| London :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| 2010.;

300 a| 454 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-433) and index.;

505 0 a| The leisure moments of Phillis Wheatley -- Frederick Douglass and the Columbian orator -- The making of the talented tenth -- Genteel classicism -- Invisible odyssey -- The Pindar of Harlem -- It is impossible not to write satire -- Rita Dove and the Greeks.;

520 a| The authors argue that African American literature did not develop apart from the 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. They trace the interaction between African American writers and the literatures of ancient Greece and Rome, from the time of slavery and its aftermath to the civil rights era through the present.;

650 0 a| American literaturex| African American authorsx| History and criticism.=| ^A24860;

650 0 a| American literaturex| Classical influences.=| ^A23764;

700 1 a| Tatum, James.=| ^A113662;

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African American writers and classical tradition / William W. Cook and James Tatum.

Author/creator	Cook, William W.
Other author	Tatum, James.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Description	454 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	American literature--African American authors. --History and criticism. American literature--Classical influences.

Contents	The leisure moments of Phillis Wheatley -- Frederick Douglass and the Columbian orator -- The making of the talented tenth -- Genteel classicism -- Invisible odyssey -- The Pindar of Harlem -- It is impossible not to write satire -- Rita Dove and the Greeks.
Abstract	The authors argue that African American literature did not develop apart from the 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. They trace the interaction between African American writers and the literatures of ancient Greece and Rome, from the time of slavery and its aftermath to the civil rights era through the present.
Local note	Little-356739--3051310591960
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-433) and index.
LCCN	2009034995
ISBN	9780226789965 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226789969 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	40017785299

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