The Cambridge Companion to American Civil Rights Literature / [edited by] Julie Buckner Armstrong, University of Southern Florida St. Petersburg.

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

xxiii, 209 pages ; 24 cm.

"The Cambridge Companion to American Civil Rights Literature brings together leading scholars to examine the significant traditions, genres, and themes of civil rights literature. While civil rights scholarship has typically focused on documentary rather than creative writing, and political rather than cultural history, this Companion addresses the gap and provides university students with a vast introduction to an impressive range of authors, including Richard Wright, Lorraine Hansberry, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, and Toni Morrison. Accessible to undergraduates and academics alike, this Companion surveys the critical landscape of a rapidly growing field and lays the foundation for future studies"-- Provided by publisher.

English

July 16, 2015

Cambridge Companions to Literature.

Includes bibliographical references and index.