Mythic Black Fiction - The Transformation of History

Campbell analyzes fourteen literary words written over more than a century, from William Wells Brown's 'Clotel' (1853) to David Bradley's 'The Chaneysville Incident' (1981). She shows that this fiction celebrates blacks' efforts to preserve their humanity and also permits black authors to act as revisionist historians, offering a transcendent view of the future through an exploration of the past.

About the author

Jane Campbell is professor emerita of English at Purdue University Northwest.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Campbell
• Publisher: University Of Tennessee Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.1989
• EAN: 9780870495939
• ISBN: 978-0-87049-593-9
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 215 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 281 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies