Explores the relation of the black vernacular tradition to the African-American literary tradition, focusing on the two trickster figures of Esu-Elegbara and the Signifying Monkey, in whose myths are registered certain principles of both formal language use and its interpretation.
Bibliography of 166 fiction titles written by African-American authors between 1968 and 1993, featuring African-American protagonists between the ages of nine and nineteen, and marketed to young adult readers.
Collection of essays to inform teachers, librarians, and others who work with young adults about aspect of African American young adult literature and what it communicates.
