The Black Nation Novel: Imagining Homeplaces in Early African American Literature

by Adenike Marie Davidson

Overview

Examining early African American literature from the perspective of a Black Nationalist literary critic, this analysis explores important novels from the 19th and 20th centuries. The discussion demonstrates that Black Nationalist themes were present in many early novels, prefiguring the themes that would become the centerpiece of the Black Power Movement. One of the few books that examines early African American novels, this definitive exploration of them adds to the discussion of black literature and literary criticism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780883782811
Publisher:	Third World Press
Publication date:	06/01/2008
Pages:	199
Product dimensions:	6.29(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Adenike Marie Davidson is an associate professor of English at Fisk University-Nashville. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.