The ideologies of African American literature : from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black nationalist revolt : a sociology of literature perspective / Robert E. Washington.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-347) and index.
Contents
The era of the primitivist school : the beginning of Black American literature's public role -- The era of the naturalistic protest school : the politicization of Black American literature -- The era of the existentialist school : political disillusionment and retreat into individualism -- The era of the moral suasion school : political re-engagement through protest for civil rights -- Amiri Baraka and the rise of the counterhegemonic Black cultural nationalist school -- A theoretical overview.