Conjuring Moments in African American Literature
Download or Read eBook Conjuring Moments in African American Literature PDF written by K. Samuel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : K. Samuel |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 2012-12-27 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137336811 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137336811 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Conjuring Moments in African American Literature by : K. Samuel
Book excerpt: This book engages the ways African American authors have shifted, recycled, and reinvented the conjure woman in fiction. Kameelah Martin Samuel traces her presence and function in twentieth-century literature through historical records, oral histories, blues music, and collections of African American folklore.
