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BL
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1030890
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b785260
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| Main Entry
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Cook, William W., (William Wilburt)
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| Title & Author
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African American writers and classical tradition /\ William W. Cook James Tatum.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2010.
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1 online resource (454 pages)
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| ISBN
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0226789969
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: 0226789985
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: 9780226789965
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: 9780226789989
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The leisure moments of Phillis Wheatley -- Frederick Douglass and the Columbian orator -- The making of the talented tenth -- Genteel classicism -- Invisible odyssey -- The Pindar of Harlem -- It is impossible not to write satire -- Rita Dove and the Greeks.
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| Abstract
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Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures.
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American literature-- African American authors-- History and criticism.
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American literature-- Classical influences.
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American literature-- African American authors.
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American literature-- Classical influences.
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Antike
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Griechische Literatur-- Rezeption.
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Lateinische Literatur-- Rezeption.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Literatur
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Literatur-- USA-- Afroamerikanische Autoren-- Quellen und Vorbilder.
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littérature afro-américaine-- littérature grecque antique-- influence exercée-- Etats-Unis, études diverses.
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littérature afro-américaine-- littérature latine-- influence exercée-- Etats-Unis, études diverses.
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Rezeption
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Schwarze
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Amerikaans.
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Bellettrie.
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Klassieke oudheid.
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Zwarten.
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Schwarze.
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USA.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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810.9/896073
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| LC Classification
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PS153.N5C665 2010eb
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| NLM classification
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18.06bcl
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HR 1728rvk
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| Added Entry
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Tatum, James.
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