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The concise Oxford companion to African American literature, editors, William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, Trudier Harris
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- Summary
- Presents more than 400 biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, and historical figures, and 150 plot summaries of major works. Covers a range of writers from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison to Toni Morrison. Contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels) and also incorporates information on literary characters, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima and Brer Rabbit. Looks at icons of black culture, including Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Includes general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama and on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory, as well as other related topics
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 488 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction; Contributors; The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature; Appendix; Editors; Index
- Isbn
- 9780199916498
- Label
- The concise Oxford companion to African American literature
- Title
- The concise Oxford companion to African American literature
- Statement of responsibility
- editors, William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, Trudier Harris
- Title variation
- African American literature
- Subject
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- African Americans in literature
- African Americans in literature -- Encyclopedias
- American literature -- African American authors
- American literature -- African American authors -- Encyclopedias
- Dictionnaires
- Electronic books
- Encyclopedias
- Encyclopédies
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Littérature américaine -- Auteurs noirs américains -- Encyclopédies
- Noirs américains dans la littérature -- Encyclopédies
- Ouvrages de référence
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Presents more than 400 biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, and historical figures, and 150 plot summaries of major works. Covers a range of writers from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison to Toni Morrison. Contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels) and also incorporates information on literary characters, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima and Brer Rabbit. Looks at icons of black culture, including Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Includes general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama and on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory, as well as other related topics
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- BUF
- Dewey number
- 810.8
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS153.N5
- LC item number
- C59 2001b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- encyclopedias
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Andrews, William L.
- Foster, Frances Smith
- Harris, Trudier
- Oxford University Press
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- American literature
- African Americans in literature
- Littérature américaine
- Noirs américains dans la littérature
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Dictionnaires
- Encyclopédies
- Ouvrages de référence
- African Americans in literature
- American literature
- Label
- The concise Oxford companion to African American literature, editors, William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, Trudier Harris
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction; Contributors; The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature; Appendix; Editors; Index
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 488 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780199916498
- Lccn
- 00065201
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- ocm49346948\
- (OCoLC)49346948
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- The concise Oxford companion to African American literature, editors, William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, Trudier Harris
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction; Contributors; The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature; Appendix; Editors; Index
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 488 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780199916498
- Lccn
- 00065201
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- ocm49346948\
- (OCoLC)49346948
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- African Americans in literature
- African Americans in literature -- Encyclopedias
- American literature -- African American authors
- American literature -- African American authors -- Encyclopedias
- Dictionnaires
- Electronic books
- Encyclopedias
- Encyclopédies
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Littérature américaine -- Auteurs noirs américains -- Encyclopédies
- Noirs américains dans la littérature -- Encyclopédies
- Ouvrages de référence
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