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The World Book Encyclopedia
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
ISBN | : |
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of World Slavery
Author | : Paul Finkelman |
Publisher | : MacMillan Reference Library |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Slavery |
ISBN | : |
Covering the history of human slavery in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the United States, this volume has entries for individuals and such topics as the details of living conditions, resistance and rebellion, law and emancipation, and theory and politics.
Cyclopedia of World Authors: A-Coo (1-456)
Author | : Frank Northen Magill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Literature |
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Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers
Author | : Yolanda Williams Page |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007-01-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0313334293 |
African American women writers published extensively during the Harlem Renaissance and have been extraordinarily prolific since the 1970s. This book surveys the world of African American women writers. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars. The Encyclopedia covers established contemporary authors such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, along with a range of neglected and emerging figures. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a brief biography, a discussion of major works, a survey of the author's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. Literature students will value this book for its exploration of African American literature, while social studies students will appreciate its examination of social issues through literature. African American women writers have made an enormous contribution to our culture. Many of these authors wrote during the Harlem Renaissance, a particularly vital time in African American arts and letters, while others have been especially active since the 1970s, an era in which works by African American women are adapted into films and are widely read in book clubs. Literature by African American women is important for its aesthetic qualities, and it also illuminates the social issues which these authors have confronted. This book conveniently surveys the lives and works of African American women writers. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 African American women novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars. Some of these figures, such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, are among the most popular authors writing today, while others have been largely neglected or are recently emerging. Each entry provides a biography, a discussion of major works, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students and general readers will welcome this guide to the rich achievement of African American women. Literature students will value its exploration of the works of these writers, while social studies students will appreciate its examination of the social issues these women confront in their works. Includes entries on more than 150 African American women novelists, poets, playwrights, autobiographers, essayists, influential scholars, and short fiction writers Provides a selected, general bibliography Includes alphabetical and chronological lists of authors Lists authors according to the genres in which they worked Lists winners of major literary awards
The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 1
Author | : Garland Encyclopedia of World Music |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 786 |
Release | : 2013-01-11 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 1136095705 |
The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music comprises two volumes, and can only be purchased as the two-volume set. To purchase the set please go to: http://www.routledge.com/9780415972932
Cyclopedia of World Authors
Author | : Frank Northen Magill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 2235 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Literature |
ISBN | : |
Masterplots Cyclopedia of World Authors, V1
Author | : Frank Northen Magill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2012-06-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781258404864 |
In Two Volumes. Volume 1, A-Kao; Volume 2, Kay-Z.
Cyclopedia of World Authors
Author | : Frank Northen Magill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Authors |
ISBN | : |
World of Logotypes
Author | : Al Cooper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Logotype |
ISBN | : 9780910158206 |