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Author | Patricia Liggins Hill (general editor), Bernard W. Bell (editor), Trudier Harris (editor), William J. Harris (editor), R. Baxter Miller (editor), Sondra A. O'Neale (editor) |
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Language | English |
Subject | African American literature |
Genre | Anthology |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
Publication date | April 1997 (1st edition) |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Hardcover, paperback, Audio CD, CD-ROM |
Pages | 2,039 |
ISBN | 978-0-395-88404-1 (1st edition hardcover) |
OCLC | 37276956 |
810.8/0896073 21 | |
LC Class | PS508.N3 C56 1998 |
Call and Response: The Riverside Anthology of the African American Literary Tradition is a compilation of literary and cultural works that originated from call and response patterns in African and African-American cultural traditions. [1] The 1997 anthology includes works representing the centuries-long emergence of this distinctly Black literary and cultural aesthetic in fiction, poetry, drama, essays, sermons, speeches, criticism, journals, and song lyrics from spirituals to rap. [2] Writings ranging from Queen Latifah to Phyllis Wheatley and LeRoi Jones are included within this volume. This anthology asserts that these various artistic forms comprise a Black aesthetic. [3]
The anthology, published by the Houghton Mifflin Company, organizes its selections around three themes: the pattern of call and response, the journey toward freedom, and major historical events in the African-American experience. The anthology editors have woven together selections, critical analysis of the texts, historical background, and biographies into a scholarly, unified, and chronological approach to African-American literature and culture. Patricia Liggins Hill of the University of San Francisco served as general editor of the anthology. [4]
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Author | Patricia Liggins Hill (general editor), Bernard W. Bell (editor), Trudier Harris (editor), William J. Harris (editor), R. Baxter Miller (editor), Sondra A. O'Neale (editor) |
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Language | English |
Subject | African American literature |
Genre | Anthology |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
Publication date | April 1997 (1st edition) |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Hardcover, paperback, Audio CD, CD-ROM |
Pages | 2,039 |
ISBN | 978-0-395-88404-1 (1st edition hardcover) |
OCLC | 37276956 |
810.8/0896073 21 | |
LC Class | PS508.N3 C56 1998 |
Call and Response: The Riverside Anthology of the African American Literary Tradition is a compilation of literary and cultural works that originated from call and response patterns in African and African-American cultural traditions. [1] The 1997 anthology includes works representing the centuries-long emergence of this distinctly Black literary and cultural aesthetic in fiction, poetry, drama, essays, sermons, speeches, criticism, journals, and song lyrics from spirituals to rap. [2] Writings ranging from Queen Latifah to Phyllis Wheatley and LeRoi Jones are included within this volume. This anthology asserts that these various artistic forms comprise a Black aesthetic. [3]
The anthology, published by the Houghton Mifflin Company, organizes its selections around three themes: the pattern of call and response, the journey toward freedom, and major historical events in the African-American experience. The anthology editors have woven together selections, critical analysis of the texts, historical background, and biographies into a scholarly, unified, and chronological approach to African-American literature and culture. Patricia Liggins Hill of the University of San Francisco served as general editor of the anthology. [4]