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The concise Oxford companion to African American literature

Presents more than 400 biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, and historical figures, and 150 plot summaries of major works. Covers a range of writers from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison to Toni Morrison. Contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels) and also incorporates information on literary characters, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima and Brer Rabbit. Looks at icons of black culture, including Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Includes general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama and on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory, as well as other related topics.

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  • "African American literature"@en
  • "African American literature"

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  • "This is a concise edition of the Oxford Companion to African American Literature and provides the biographies and plot summaries updated since the Companion's publication. It collects more than 400 biographies."
  • "Presents more than 400 biographies of authors, critics, literary characters, and historical figures, and 150 plot summaries of major works. Covers a range of writers from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, and Ralph Ellison to Toni Morrison. Contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels) and also incorporates information on literary characters, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima and Brer Rabbit. Looks at icons of black culture, including Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Includes general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama and on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory, as well as other related topics."@en
  • "Searchable database of information taken from The concise Oxford companion to African American literature. Resource includes 400 biographies of writers, critics and literary characters and 150 plot summaries of major works."@en
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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Encyclopedias"@en
  • "Encyclopedias"
  • "Diccionaris electrònics"
  • "Encyclopedieën (vorm)"
  • "Databases"@en
  • "Ressources Internet"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "E-reference"@en
  • "E-books"@en

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  • "The concise Oxford companion to African American literature"@en
  • "The concise Oxford companion to African American literature"
  • "The Concise Oxford companion to African American literature"
  • "Theconcise Oxford companion to African American literature"@en

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