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Early African American Print Culture

Early African American Print Culture - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Lara Langer Cohen (Editor), Jordan Alexander Stein (Editor)Series:Material TextsPublish date:2014-12-02Pages:432
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9780812223347ISBN-10:812223349UPC:9780812223347Book Category:Literary Criticism, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:American, Publishers & Publishing Industry, Books & ReadingBook Topic:African American & BlackSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC61VJ72NB

The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw both the consolidation of American print culture and the establishment of an African American literary tradition, yet the two are too rarely considered in tandem. In this landmark volume, a stellar group of established and emerging scholars ranges over periods, locations, and media to explore African Americans' diverse contributions to early American print culture, both on the page and off.

The book's chapters consider domestic novels and gallows narratives, Francophone poetry and engravings of Liberia, transatlantic lyrics and San Francisco newspapers. Together, they consider how close attention to the archive can expand the study of African American literature well beyond matters of authorship to include issues of editing, illustration, circulation, and reading--and how this expansion can enrich and transform the study of print culture more generally.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9780812223347ISBN-10:812223349UPC:9780812223347Book Category:Literary Criticism, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:American, Publishers & Publishing Industry, Books & ReadingBook Topic:African American & BlackSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC61VJ72NB
Lara Langer Cohen teaches English at Swarthmore College and is author of The Fabrication of American Literature: Fraudulence and Antebellum Print Culture, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Jordan Alexander Stein teaches English at Fordham University.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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