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Author Zafar, Rafia.

Title We wear the mask : African Americans write American literature, 1760-1870 / Rafia Zafar.

Imprint New York : Columbia University Press, c1997.

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Description xi, 249 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-241) and index.
Contents Of masks, mimicry, and invisibility -- Sable patriots and modern Egyptians : Phillis Wheatley, Joel Barlow, and Ann Eliza Bleecker -- Capturing the captivity : African Americans among the Puritans -- Enslaving the saved : the narratives of Henry Bibb and William Wells Brown -- "It is natural to believe in great men" -- The blackwoman in the attic -- Dressing up and dressing down : Elizabeth Keckley's Behind the scenes at the White House and Eliza Potter's A hairdresser's experience in high life -- Conclusion : the beginning of African American literature.
Subject American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775 -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 -- History and criticism.
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
American literature -- 1783-1850 -- History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
ISBN 0231080956 (pbk.)
0231080948 (acid-free paper)

 
    
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