Figures in Black

Author	: Henry Louis Gates (Jr.)
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages	: 348
Release	: 1987
ISBN-10	: 9780195060744
ISBN-13	: 0195060741
Rating	: 4/5 (741 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Figures in Black by : Henry Louis Gates (Jr.)

Download or read book Figures in Black written by Henry Louis Gates (Jr.) and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that Black literature cannot be characterized strictly as social realism, and offers a textual analysis of works by eighteenth- to twentieth-century Black writers.

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