Larkin, Lesley,

Race and the literary encounter : black literature from James Weldon Johnson to Percival Everett / Lesley Larkin. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Blacks in the diaspora .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: Scenes of reading, scenes of racialization: modern and contemporary black literature -- Unbinding the double audience: James Weldon Johnson -- Speakerly reading: Zora Neale Hurston -- Close reading "You": Ralph Ellison -- Erasing precious: Sapphire and Percival Everett -- Reading and being read: Jamaica Kincaid -- Epilogue: Toward a theory and pedagogy of responsible reading: Toni Morrison.



9780253017895


American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Books and reading--Social aspects--United States.
African Americans--Books and reading.
African Americans in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.


Electronic Books.

PS153 / .R334 2015