Existentialist Thought in African American Literature before 1940
Author | : Melvin Hill |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2015-12-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781498514811 |
ISBN-13 | : 1498514812 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Download or read book Existentialist Thought in African American Literature before 1940 written by Melvin Hill and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Existentialist Thought in African American Literature before 1940 consciously acknowledges the existential currents that are profoundly embedded in African American literature, establishing a rich legacy of existentialist thought that predates Richard Wright’s existential birth.This collection fuses together discussions of existentialist thought and African American literature in an effort to rethink and even re-frame African American literary traditions, showing that several texts, and even most canonical texts, lack a systematic study through an existential lens.