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The plays, theme or focus of this volume includes: Fathers and DaughtersCymbelinePericlesThe Winter's Tale
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Excerpts from criticism of the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, and other creative writers, 1900-1960.
Focuses on writers and works published since 1950. The majority of the authors surveyed are African American, but representative African and Caribbean authors are also included.
Significant works of all time periods and genres are represented, from Phyllis Wheatley's 1773 Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral to William Wells Brown's 1845 Clotel, the first novel by an African American, to Spike Lee's contemporary screenplay, Malcolm X.
Excerpts from criticism of the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers and other creative writers who lived between 1800 and 1900, from the first published critical appraisals to current evaluations.
(Cont.) On a general topic such as Discrimination, a brief treatment is followed by a discussion of black authors who have written scholarly and popular works on discrimination and how the topic is reflected in creative works. Literary terms and genres are defined and explained in the context of black literature. Additional features include a chronology of events in black history and black literary history and an essay on the Schomburg Center. An index lists titles, names, and subjects covered in the text. -- Booklist.