Cartwright grounds his study of American writings in texts from the Senegambian/Old Mali region of Africa. Reading epics, fables, and gothic tales from the crossroads of this region and the American South, he reveals that America's foundational African presence, along with a complex set of reactions to it, is an integral but unacknowledged source of the national culture, identity, and literature.
Cartwright grounds his study of American writings in texts from the Senegambian/Old Mali region of Africa. Reading epics, fables, and gothic tales from the crossroads of this region and the American South, he reveals that America's foundational African presence, along with a complex set of reactions to it, is an integral but unacknowledged source of the national culture, identity, and literature.

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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780813190891 |
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Publisher: | University Press of Kentucky |
Publication date: | 04/01/2004 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 280 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |