THE W. E. B. DU BOIS LECTURES

What Was African American Literature?

Kenneth W. Warren

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ISBN 9780674066298

Publication Date: 09/03/2012

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192 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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Acknowledgments
1. Historicizing African American Literature
2. Particularity and the Problem of Interpretation
3. The Future of the Past
Conclusion: The Past in the Present
Notes
Index

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