Description
Book SynopsisDocuments the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s through the present. This volume progresses chronologically from the rise of a black aesthetic criticism, through the Blacks Arts Movement, feminism, structuralism and poststructuralism, and the rise of queer theory.
Trade Review"African American Literary Theory is an extraordinary gift to literary studies. It is necessary, authoritative and thorough. The timing of this book is superb!" -- Karla F. C. Holloway, Duke University
"A volume of great conceptual significance and originality in its focus on the development of African literary theory." -- Farah Jasmine Griffin, University of Pennsylvania
"The influence of African American literature can be attributed, in no small part, to the literary theorists gathered in this collection. This is a superb anthology that represents a diversity of voices and points of view, and a much needed historical retrospective of how African American literary theory has developed." -- Marlo B. Ross, University of Michigan
