american literature

Presents an overview of the American literature, providing excerpts from a wide range of American writing, including both fiction and no-fiction, from John Smith to Charles Simic, including information on historical and cultural context, and illustrations.

"[This book] is a . . . project that unravels all modes and methods of black performance, in thismoment when black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. [The author] examines how black performance happens in specific moments in time and space--midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project, [he] became fascinated with clips of black minstrel entertainers like William Henry Lane, better known as Master Juba. Knowing there was something more complicated . . . in the history and legacy of minstrelsy, [he] uncovered questions and tensions that help to reveal how black performance pervades all areas of American society"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

Includes a brief biography of J. D. Salinger, thematic and structural analysis of "The Catcher in the Rye", critical views, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

Spanning over 250 years of history, Black Ink traces black literature in America from Frederick Douglass to Ta-Nehisi Coates in this masterful collection of twenty-five illustrious and moving essays on the power of the written word. Throughout American history black people are the only group of people to have been forbidden by law to learn to read.

Presents a collection of stories and poems by nineteenth-century American writer, Edgar Allan Poe.

A collection of selected essays, speeches, and meditations by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison spanning four decades of her career and exploring society, culture, and art.

A collection of essays and poetry about Haitian-Americans who travel between Haiti and America and the experiences that bind them together.

A collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

The author visits American authors' homes, whether the house is from their birth, death, or sometime in between, and gives background information while on the stomping grounds of Ernest Hemingway, Samuel Clemens, and the like.