Forgotten Readers - Recovering the Lost History of African American Literary Societies

"Forgotten Readers" focuses upon an aspect of African American culture that was extraordinarily significant in the development of its literary tradition and in its political and social development as well, but one that, as Elizabeth McHenry notes, has been ignored or simplistically described. This book will be instrumental in challenging and changing some erroneous notions about African American history and literature specifically, and American culture in general."--Frances Smith Foster, Emory University

Sommario

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: In Search of Black Readers 1

1 "Dreaded Eloquence": The Origins and Rise of African American Literary Societies 23

2 Spreading the Word: The Cultural Work of the Black Press 84

3 Literary Coalitions in the Age of Washington 141

4 Reading, Writing, and Reform in the Woman's Era 187

5 Georgia Douglas Johnson and the Saturday Nighters 251

Epilogue: Building Community in Contemporary Reading Groups 297

Notes 317

Bibliography 387

Index 401

Info autore

Elizabeth McHenry

Riassunto

Recovers the history of 19th- and early-20th-century African American reading societies.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: McHenry, Elizabeth McHenry
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2002
• EAN: 9780822329800
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2980-0
• Pagine: 440
• Peso: 907 g
• Illustrazioni: 4 b&w photos
• Serie: New Americanists; New Americanists
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata