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Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures.

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"Cook and Tatum offer compelling conclusions alongside insightful interpretations of important literary and rhetorical texts. Erudite but never pedantic, judicious but never compromising, this book exhibits the highest standards of literary scholarship." - John T. Hamilton, Harvard University"

African American Writers and Classical Tradition

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    A Hardback by William W. Cook, James Tatum

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/2010
      ISBN13: 9780226789965, 978-0226789965
      ISBN10: 0226789969
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures.

      Trade Review
      "Cook and Tatum offer compelling conclusions alongside insightful interpretations of important literary and rhetorical texts. Erudite but never pedantic, judicious but never compromising, this book exhibits the highest standards of literary scholarship." - John T. Hamilton, Harvard University"

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