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Inhabitants of the Deep

The Blueness of Blackness

door Jonathan Howard ...

Serie series Black Outdoors: Innovations in the Poetics of Study
In Inhabitants of the Deep, Jonathan Howard undertakes a black ecocritical study of the deep in African American literature. Howard contends that the deep—a geographic formation that includes oceans, rivers, lakes, and the notion of depth itself—provides the diffuse subtext of black literary and expressive culture. He draws on texts by authors ranging from Olaudah Equiano and Herman Melville to ... Meer lezen

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In Inhabitants of the Deep, Jonathan Howard undertakes a black ecocritical study of the deep in African American literature. Howard contends that the deep—a geographic formation that includes oceans, rivers, lakes, and the notion of depth itself—provides the diffuse subtext of black literary and expressive culture. He draws on texts by authors ranging from Olaudah Equiano and Herman Melville to
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Orpheus in the Bronx

Essays on Identity, Politics, and the Freedom of Poetry

door Reginald Shepherd ...

Serie series Poets On Poetry
"Orpheus in the Bronx not only extols the freedom language affords us; it embodies that freedom, enacting poetry's greatest gift---the power to recognize ourselves as something other than what we are. These bracing arguments were written by a poet who sings."---James LongenbachA highly acute writer, scholar, editor, and critic, Reginald Shepherd brings to his work the sensibilities of a classicist ... Meer lezen

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"Orpheus in the Bronx not only extols the freedom language affords us; it embodies that freedom, enacting poetry's greatest gift---the power to recognize ourselves as something other than what we are. These bracing arguments were written by a poet who sings."---James LongenbachA highly acute writer, scholar, editor, and critic, Reginald Shepherd brings to his work the sensibilities of a classicist
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And Still I Rise

door Dr Maya Angelou ...

A beautiful and inspiring collection of poetry by Maya Angelou, author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS and 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' (BARACK OBAMA).'I write about being a Black American woman, however, I am always talking about what it's like to be a human being. This is how we are, what makes us laugh, and this is how we fall and how we somehow, ... Meer lezen

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A beautiful and inspiring collection of poetry by Maya Angelou, author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS and 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' (BARACK OBAMA).'I write about being a Black American woman, however, I am always talking about what it's like to be a human being. This is how we are, what makes us laugh, and this is how we fall and how we somehow,
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Notes of a Native Son

door James Baldwin ...

A new edition published on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Baldwin’s death, including a new introduction by an important contemporary writerSince its original publication in 1955, this first nonfiction collection of essays by James Baldwin remains an American classic. His impassioned essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad are as powerful today as when ... Meer lezen

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A new edition published on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Baldwin’s death, including a new introduction by an important contemporary writerSince its original publication in 1955, this first nonfiction collection of essays by James Baldwin remains an American classic. His impassioned essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad are as powerful today as when
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Nobody Knows My Name

More Notes Of A Native Son

door James Baldwin ...

Serie series Penguin Modern Classics
'These essays ... live and grow in the mind' James Campbell, IndependentBeing a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an artist with biting precision and ... Meer lezen

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'These essays ... live and grow in the mind' James Campbell, IndependentBeing a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an artist with biting precision and
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels

A Journey Through Russian Literary Masterpieces

door Fyodor Dostoevsky ...

Immerse Yourself in the Mastery of Fyodor Dostoyevsky! Step into the world of one of the greatest literary minds of all time with "Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels Collection." This meticulously curated eBook brings together all of Dostoyevsky's seminal works, offering readers an unparalleled journey through the depths of human psychology and social commentary. This collection includes: ... Meer lezen

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Immerse Yourself in the Mastery of Fyodor Dostoyevsky! Step into the world of one of the greatest literary minds of all time with "Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels Collection." This meticulously curated eBook brings together all of Dostoyevsky's seminal works, offering readers an unparalleled journey through the depths of human psychology and social commentary. This collection includes:
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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY

Enriched edition. Novels, Short Stories & Autobiographical Writings (Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Notes from Underground, The Brothers Karamazov…)

door Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Travis Norton ...

Vertaald door Constance Garnett, C.J. Hogarth, Frederick Whishaw, Ethel Colburn Mayne ...

In 'The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky', readers are immersed in the deep psychological explorations and moral dilemmas that define Dostoyevsky's writing. From his exploration of existential themes in 'Crime and Punishment' to his critique of revolutionary ideologies in 'The Brothers Karamazov', this collection showcases the author's masterful storytelling and complex characters. Dostoyevsky ... Meer lezen

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In 'The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky', readers are immersed in the deep psychological explorations and moral dilemmas that define Dostoyevsky's writing. From his exploration of existential themes in 'Crime and Punishment' to his critique of revolutionary ideologies in 'The Brothers Karamazov', this collection showcases the author's masterful storytelling and complex characters. Dostoyevsky
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Positive Obsession

The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

door Susana M. Morris ...

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an ... Meer lezen

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A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an
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Toni Morrison

The Essential Guide

door Margaret Reynolds, Jonathan Noakes, Louisa Joyner ...

Serie Boek 14 - Vintage Living Texts
In Vintage Living Texts, teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works of Toni Morrison. Vintage Living Texts is unique in that it offers an in-depth interview with Toni Morrison, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. This guide deals with Morrison's themes, genre and narrative technique, and a close reading of the texts will provide a rich source of ideas for ... Meer lezen

€ 12,99

In Vintage Living Texts, teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works of Toni Morrison. Vintage Living Texts is unique in that it offers an in-depth interview with Toni Morrison, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. This guide deals with Morrison's themes, genre and narrative technique, and a close reading of the texts will provide a rich source of ideas for
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Mouth Full of Blood

Essays, Speeches, Meditations

door Toni Morrison ...

“She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller. She was a magician with language, who understood the power of words.****” - Oprah WinfreyA vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered American writersSpanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around us. They are concerned with race, gender and globalisation. The sweep of ... Meer lezen

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“She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller. She was a magician with language, who understood the power of words.****” - Oprah WinfreyA vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered American writersSpanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around us. They are concerned with race, gender and globalisation. The sweep of
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

door Bright Summaries ...

Serie series BrightSummaries.com
Unlock the more straightforward side of The Hate U Give with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, which follows 16-year-old Starr Carter as she deals with her trauma after witnessing the shooting of her unarmed friend Khalil by a policeman. Tensions begin to simmer in her neighbourhood, erupting into riots ... Meer lezen

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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Hate U Give with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, which follows 16-year-old Starr Carter as she deals with her trauma after witnessing the shooting of her unarmed friend Khalil by a policeman. Tensions begin to simmer in her neighbourhood, erupting into riots
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OBLOMOV

Enriched edition. (Russian Literature Classic)

door Ivan Goncharov, Aria Baxter ...

Ivan Goncharov's 'Oblomov' is a timeless classic that delves into the life of the titular character, Oblomov, who represents the ultimate epitome of laziness and inertia. The novel is hailed for its depiction of the Russian society in the mid-19th century and the themes of procrastination, ennui, and societal decay. Goncharov's literary style is characterized by its detailed descriptions, ... Meer lezen

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Ivan Goncharov's 'Oblomov' is a timeless classic that delves into the life of the titular character, Oblomov, who represents the ultimate epitome of laziness and inertia. The novel is hailed for its depiction of the Russian society in the mid-19th century and the themes of procrastination, ennui, and societal decay. Goncharov's literary style is characterized by its detailed descriptions,
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Religiosity, Cosmology and Folklore

The African Influence in the Novels of Toni Morrison

door Therese E. Higgins ...

Serie series Studies in African American History and Culture
This book presents background information on the beliefs, customs, traditions and cosmologies of several of Africa's foremost peoples, relates these findings to each of Morrison's seven novels by highlighting the connections between the African root and the African-American product, and elucidates how this connection helps to understand and to clarify many of Morrison's allusions to the culture ... Meer lezen

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This book presents background information on the beliefs, customs, traditions and cosmologies of several of Africa's foremost peoples, relates these findings to each of Morrison's seven novels by highlighting the connections between the African root and the African-American product, and elucidates how this connection helps to understand and to clarify many of Morrison's allusions to the culture
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The Practice of Diaspora

Literature, Translation, and the Rise of Black Internationalism

door Brent Hayes Edwards ...

A pathbreaking work of scholarship that will reshape our understanding of the Harlem Renaissance, The Practice of Diaspora revisits black transnational culture in the 1920s and 1930s, paying particular attention to links between intellectuals in New York and their Francophone counterparts in Paris. Brent Edwards suggests that diaspora is less a historical condition than a set of practices: the ... Meer lezen

€ 34,87

A pathbreaking work of scholarship that will reshape our understanding of the Harlem Renaissance, The Practice of Diaspora revisits black transnational culture in the 1920s and 1930s, paying particular attention to links between intellectuals in New York and their Francophone counterparts in Paris. Brent Edwards suggests that diaspora is less a historical condition than a set of practices: the
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On Morrison

Deepen your understanding of one of our greatest writers

door Namwali Serpell ...

'A landmark appraisal... deep and enriching' ***GUARDIAN'***An exhilarating meeting of critical minds' OBSERVER'Serpell is a superlative essayist' DIANA EVANS'Serpell brings her expertise and eye to Toni Morrion's singular literary genius' HARPER'S BAZAARThe essential companion to Toni Morrison’s work, written by Namwali Serpell, ‘one of the most innovative and intelligent writers toda... ... Meer lezen

€ 14,99

'A landmark appraisal... deep and enriching' ***GUARDIAN'***An exhilarating meeting of critical minds' OBSERVER'Serpell is a superlative essayist' DIANA EVANS'Serpell brings her expertise and eye to Toni Morrion's singular literary genius' HARPER'S BAZAARThe essential companion to Toni Morrison’s work, written by Namwali Serpell, ‘one of the most innovative and intelligent writers toda...
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How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind

Madness and Black Radical Creativity

door La Marr Jurelle Bruce ...

Serie series Black Outdoors: Innovations in the Poetics of Study
“Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of an unruly mind, the psychiatric category of serious mental illness, the emotional state also known as “rage,” and any drastic ... Meer lezen

€ 20,05

“Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of an unruly mind, the psychiatric category of serious mental illness, the emotional state also known as “rage,” and any drastic
... Meer lezen
Wessex Tales Series: 18 Novels & Stories (Complete Collection)

Enriched edition. Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Return of the Native…

door Thomas Hardy, Desmond Cole ...

Thomas Hardy's 'Wessex Tales Series: 18 Novels & Stories (Complete Collection)' introduces readers to a collection of captivating tales set in the fictional region of Wessex. Hardy's literary style epitomizes the realism and naturalism of the late 19th century, as he delves into the complexities of human nature and society. Each story showcases Hardy's keen observations of rural life and the ... Meer lezen

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Thomas Hardy's 'Wessex Tales Series: 18 Novels & Stories (Complete Collection)' introduces readers to a collection of captivating tales set in the fictional region of Wessex. Hardy's literary style epitomizes the realism and naturalism of the late 19th century, as he delves into the complexities of human nature and society. Each story showcases Hardy's keen observations of rural life and the
... Meer lezen
The Dark Fantastic

Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games

door Ebony Elizabeth Thomas ...

Serie Boek 13 - Postmillennial Pop
Winner, 2022 Children's Literature Association Book Award, given by the Children's Literature AssociationWinner, 2020 World Fantasy Awards***Winner, 2020 British Fantasy Awards, NonfictionFinalist, Creative Nonfiction IGNYTE Award, given by FIYACON for BIPOC+ in Speculative Fiction***Reveals the diversity crisis in children's and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack ... Meer lezen

€ 15,03

Winner, 2022 Children's Literature Association Book Award, given by the Children's Literature AssociationWinner, 2020 World Fantasy Awards***Winner, 2020 British Fantasy Awards, NonfictionFinalist, Creative Nonfiction IGNYTE Award, given by FIYACON for BIPOC+ in Speculative Fiction***Reveals the diversity crisis in children's and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack
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Love & Theft

Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class

door Eric Lott ...

Serie series Race and American Culture
For over two centuries, America has celebrated the same African-American culture it attempts to control and repress, and nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the strange practice of blackface performance. Born of extreme racial and class conflicts, the blackface minstrel show appropriated black dialect, music, and dance; at once applauded and lampooned black culture; and, ironically, ... Meer lezen

€ 28,33

For over two centuries, America has celebrated the same African-American culture it attempts to control and repress, and nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the strange practice of blackface performance. Born of extreme racial and class conflicts, the blackface minstrel show appropriated black dialect, music, and dance; at once applauded and lampooned black culture; and, ironically,
... Meer lezen
Language as Liberation

Reflections on the American Canon

door Toni Morrison, Claudia Brodsky ...

Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Beloved Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious.In a dazzling series of lectures from her tenure as a professor at Princeton University, Toni Morrison interrogates America’s most famous works and authors, drawing a direct line from the Black bodies that ... Meer lezen

€ 10,67

Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Beloved Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious.In a dazzling series of lectures from her tenure as a professor at Princeton University, Toni Morrison interrogates America’s most famous works and authors, drawing a direct line from the Black bodies that
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Playing in the Dark

door Toni Morrison ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An immensely persuasive work of literary criticism that opens a new chapter in the American dialogue on race—and promises to change the way we read American literature—from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner"[Morrison] boldly...reimagines and remaps the possibility of America."—Chicago TribuneMorrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence ... Meer lezen

€ 8,06

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An immensely persuasive work of literary criticism that opens a new chapter in the American dialogue on race—and promises to change the way we read American literature—from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner"[Morrison] boldly...reimagines and remaps the possibility of America."—Chicago TribuneMorrison shows how much the themes of freedom and individualism, manhood and innocence
... Meer lezen
The Signifying Monkey

A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism

door Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself. Examining the ancient poetry and myths found in African, Latin American, and Caribbean culture, and particularly the ... Meer lezen

€ 12,31

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself. Examining the ancient poetry and myths found in African, Latin American, and Caribbean culture, and particularly the
... Meer lezen
Summary and Analysis of The Underground Railroad

Based on the Book by Colson Whitehead

door Worth Books ...

Serie series Smart Summaries
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Underground Railroad tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Colson Whitehead's book.Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.This short summary and analysis of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead includes:Historical ... Meer lezen

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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Underground Railroad tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Colson Whitehead's book.Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.This short summary and analysis of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead includes:Historical
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Writing Beyond Race

Living Theory and Practice

door bell hooks ...

What are the conditions needed for our nation to bridge cultural and racial divides? By "writing beyond race," noted cultural critic bell hooks models the constructive ways scholars, activists, and readers can challenge and change systems of domination.In the spirit of previous classics like Outlaw Culture and Reel to Real, this new collection of compelling essays interrogates contemporary ... Meer lezen

€ 32,47

What are the conditions needed for our nation to bridge cultural and racial divides? By "writing beyond race," noted cultural critic bell hooks models the constructive ways scholars, activists, and readers can challenge and change systems of domination.In the spirit of previous classics like Outlaw Culture and Reel to Real, this new collection of compelling essays interrogates contemporary
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eBooks in de categorie Afro-Amerikaans

Inhabitants of the Deep

Orpheus in the Bronx

And Still I Rise

Notes of a Native Son

Nobody Knows My Name

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY

Positive Obsession

Toni Morrison

Mouth Full of Blood

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Book Analysis)

OBLOMOV

Religiosity, Cosmology and Folklore

The Practice of Diaspora

On Morrison

How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind

Wessex Tales Series: 18 Novels & Stories (Complete Collection)

The Dark Fantastic

Love & Theft

Language as Liberation

Playing in the Dark

The Signifying Monkey

Summary and Analysis of The Underground Railroad

Writing Beyond Race