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The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers (Penguin Classics)
Robbins Hollis
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Description for The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Editor(s): Robbins, Hollis; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr; this collection comprises work from forty-nine writers arranged into sections of memoir, poetry and essays on feminism, education and the legacy of black women writers. Many of these pieces engage with social movements like abolition, women's suffrage, temperance and civil rights, but the thematic centre is black women's intellect and personal ambition. The diverse selection includes well-known writers like Sojourner Truth, Hannah Crafts and Harriet Jacobs, as well as lesser-known writers like Ella Sheppard, who offers a firsthand account of life in a world-famous singing group. Taken together, these incredible works ... Read more
Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr; this collection comprises work from forty-nine writers arranged into sections of memoir, poetry and essays on feminism, education and the legacy of black women writers. Many of these pieces engage with social movements like abolition, women's suffrage, temperance and civil rights, but the thematic centre is black women's intellect and personal ambition. The diverse selection includes well-known writers like Sojourner Truth, Hannah Crafts and Harriet Jacobs, as well as lesser-known writers like Ella Sheppard, who offers a firsthand account of life in a world-famous singing group. Taken together, these incredible works ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143105992
SKU
V9780143105992
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About Robbins Hollis
Hollis Robbins is Director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Chair of the Humanities Department at the Peabody Institute, where she has taught since 2006 Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research ... Read more
Reviews for The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers (Penguin Classics)
An extraordinary historical record.
The New York Times Book Review A rewarding history, and a reminder that the past is never a single narrative. It's a conversation with itself and with the present, well worth having.
NPR
The New York Times Book Review A rewarding history, and a reminder that the past is never a single narrative. It's a conversation with itself and with the present, well worth having.
NPR