Beginning Ethnic American Literatures
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Beginnings
ISBN-10
0719057639
ISBN-13
9780719057632
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Imprint
Manchester University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 15th, 2001
Print length
264 Pages
Weight
318 grams
Dimensions
20.30 x 12.60 x 1.40 cms
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This text is designed to introduce students not only to ethnic American writers, but also to the cultural contexts and literary traditions in which their work is situated, with sections on African American, Asian American, Chicano/a and native American literature.
Since the late 1960s, American literature has been revitalised by the work of writers such as Toni Morrison, Sherman Alexie, Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kingston. An introduction to the study of ethnic American fictions organised into four sections, each written by a specialist in the fields of African American, Asian American, Chicano/a and native American literature. Writers are discussed in their cultural/political contexts and literary traditions (rather than as exceptions or as individuals, or on a generic basis). The book highlights common themes in ethnic writing as well as specificities, and has extensive suggestions for further reading as well as a critical introduction regarding the concept of ''ethnic writing''. No competing titles - there are no textbooks, no beginners'' books nor any systematised combination of ethnic fictions such as this - only edited collections on each area.
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