african americans in literature

Describes the life of African-American author Toni Morrison and profiles her novels "The Bluest Eye" and "Sula, " discussing their characters, narrative structures, and titles. Also includes a Morrison chronology and bibliography and a list of further resources.

Discusses twentieth-century African-American author Richard Wright's life and provides critical studies of his major novels, short story collections, and autobiography.

A biography of the poet who faced racism and devoted himself to depicting the African American experience.

Profiles eleven Black American writers from the middle of the 19th century through the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Features biographies of each author, critical extracts on their works, and bibliographies.

A reference guide to African-American literature, containing information on the lives and careers of over 400 writers, and including entries that discuss major works, literary characters, character types, cultural icons, literary genres, and other related topics.

Bibliography: p. 180-185. A critical examination of the themes, ideas, and techniques in Wright's work.

A collection of thirty-four critical and biographical essays on African-American writers, ranging from slave narratives to contemporary feminist authors, each including a selected bibliography.

Analyzes the plays "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," "Fences," "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," and "The Piano Lesson" by African-American writer August Wilson, discussing their depiction of the twentieth-century African-American experience.

A collection of critical essays on the fiction of Richard Wright.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.