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  • The Routledge Introduction to the American Novel

    Series series Routledge Introductions to American Literature
    The Routledge Introduction to the American Novel provides a comprehensive and engaging guide to this cornerstone literary genre, reframing our understanding of the American novel and its evolving traditions. This volume aims to engage productive classroom discussion, including:What differentiates the American novel from its European predecessors and traditions from other parts of the world?How ... Read more

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  • The Routledge Introduction to African American Literature

    Series series Routledge Introductions to American Literature
    The Routledge Introduction to African American Literature considers the key literary, political, historical and intellectual contexts of African American literature from its origins to the present, and also provides students with an analysis of the most up-to-date literary trends and debates in African American literature. This accessible and engaging guide covers a variety of essential topics ... Read more

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  • Understanding John Edgar Wideman

    Series series Understanding Contemporary American Literature
    A complete overview of an innovative and analytical author who rose from povertyAmong the many gifted African American authors who emerged in the 1970s and 80s, John Edgar Wideman is one of the most challenging and innovative. His analytical mind can turn almost any topic into an intellectual adventure, whether it is playground basketball, the blues, the prison experience, father-son relationships ... Read more

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  • African American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990: Volume 15

    Edited by D. Quentin Miller, Rich Blint ...
    Series series African American Literature in Transition
    African American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990 tracks Black expressive culture in the 1980s as novelists, poets, dramatists, filmmakers, and performers grappled with the contradictory legacies of the civil rights era, and the start of culture wars and policy machinations that would come to characterize the 1990s. The volume is necessarily interdisciplinary and critically promiscuous in its ... Read more

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  • American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990

    Edited by D. Quentin Miller ...
    Series series American Literature in Transition
    History has not been kind to the 1980s. The decade is often associated with absurd fashion choices, neo-Conservatism in the Reagan/Bush years, the AIDS crisis, Wall Street ethics, and uninspired television, film, and music. Yet the literature of the 1980s is undeniably rich and lasting. American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990 seeks to frame some of the decade's greatest achievements such as ... Read more

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  • James Baldwin in Context

    Edited by D. Quentin Miller ...
    Series series Literature in Context
    James Baldwin in Context provides a wide-ranging collection of approaches to the work of an essential black American author who is just as relevant now as he was during his turbulent heyday in the mid-twentieth century. The perspectives range from those who knew Baldwin personally, to scholars who have dedicated decades to studying him, to a new generation of scholars for whom Baldwin is nearly a ... Read more

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  • Flower and Jewel; or, Daisy Forrest's Daughter

    Enriched edition. A Victorian Tale of Love, Loss, and Redemption

    In 'Flower and Jewel; or, Daisy Forrest's Daughter,' Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller crafts a captivating tale steeped in the Victorian tradition of sentimental storytelling. The novel weaves together themes of family, love, and social expectations, exploring the intricate dynamics of a young woman's coming-of-age. Characterized by rich descriptive language and a melodramatic plot, Miller employs a style ... Read more

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  • A Soldier's Experience in Southern Prisons

    Enriched edition. A Graphic Description of the Author's Experiences in Various Southern Prisons

    In "A Soldier's Experience in Southern Prisons," Christian Miller Prutsman presents a poignant firsthand account of the harrowing realities faced by Union soldiers confined in Southern prisons during the American Civil War. Employing a narrative style that combines vivid imagery and emotional depth, Prutsman immerses the reader in the daily struggles of survival, camaraderie, and the moral ... Read more

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  • Saul of Tarsus: A Tale of the Early Christians

    Enriched edition. A Transformative Journey Through Early Christian Faith

    In "Saul of Tarsus: A Tale of the Early Christians," Elizabeth Miller intricately weaves a narrative that captures the tumultuous atmosphere of the early Christian era. Through her lyrical prose and meticulous research, she brings to life the journey of Saul, later known as Paul, exploring his transformation from a zealous persecutor of Christians to one of Christianity's most significant apostles ... Read more

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    Toni Morrison has written some of the most significant and demanding fiction of the modern age. Her dazzling depictions of African-American experience are studied in high schools and colleges, debated in the media and analyzed by scholars at an astounding rate. This Introduction offers readers a guide to the world of Morrison in all its complexity, from her status as a key player on the global ... Read more

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  • Black American Cinema

    Edited by Manthia Diawara ...
    Series series AFI Film Readers
    This is the first major collection of criticism on Black American cinema. From the pioneering work of Oscar Micheaux and Wallace Thurman to the Hollywood success of Spike Lee, Black American filmmakers have played a remarkable role in the development of the American film, both independent and mainstream.In this volume, the work of early Black filmmakers is given serious attention for the first ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Companion to American Fiction after 1945

    Edited by John N. Duvall ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Each generation revises literary history and this is nowhere more evident than in the post-Second World War period. This 2011 Companion offers a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible overview of the diversity of American fiction since the Second World War. Essays by nineteen distinguished scholars provide critical insights into the significant genres, historical contexts, cultural diversity ... Read more

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