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Considering the singular experience of the African American writer, this title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way.

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"This book is a magisterial and masterful treatment of sophisticated Black literary artists who deployed the deep and rich resources of Greek and Latin classical texts. The complex phenomenon of Afro-classicism is laid bare for all to apprehend and appreciate!" (Cornel West, Princeton University)"

African American Writers and Classical Tradition

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    A Paperback / softback by William W. Cook, James Tatum

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/04/2012
      ISBN13: 9780226789972, 978-0226789972
      ISBN10: 0226789977

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Considering the singular experience of the African American writer, this title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way.

      Trade Review
      "This book is a magisterial and masterful treatment of sophisticated Black literary artists who deployed the deep and rich resources of Greek and Latin classical texts. The complex phenomenon of Afro-classicism is laid bare for all to apprehend and appreciate!" (Cornel West, Princeton University)"

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