african americans in literature

A study of the first six novels by Nobel Prize-winning African-American author Toni Morrison, including "The Bluest Eye, " "Sula, " "Song of Solomon, " "Tar Baby, " "Beloved, " and "Jazz.".

A collection of critical essays on twentieth-century African-American author Toni Morrison's works "The Bluest Eye, " "Sula, " "Song of Solomon, " "Tar Baby, " "Beloved, " and "Jazz.".

Presents biographical information about Maya Angelou; discusses her work in the context of the tradition of American and African-American autobiography; and includes analyses of each of the five volumes of her serial autobiography.

A critical study of African-American author Ann Petry's life and writings, examining her three novels published between 1946 and 1953, as well as her 1971 collection of short fiction, in light of the cultural and historical context in which Petry wrote.

Examination of Chester Himes as an important American writer whose works have long been overlooked.

Discussion of playwright and novelist Alice Childress, author of the first play written by an African-American woman to be professionally produced on a New York stage, discussing her themes of feminism and racial identity.

A biography of one of the first writers to write and illustrate books by and about black children.

Collection of twenty-eight critical and biographical essays on African-American writers, ranging from slave narrators to contemporary feminist authors.